Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 34 match between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo FC will be desperate for points this coming Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

The Sporting Kansas City go into the game in rank 14 in the Western Conference, while the Houston Dynamo FC rank 12 in the Western Conference.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Vancouver Whitecaps, before LA Galaxy ran out 4-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Minnesota United, who came out 3-0 winners. Sporting Kansas City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Children’s Mercy Park in the Major League Soccer. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Houston Dynamo FC Form

Houston Dynamo FC have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Portland Timbers. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-1 against Nashville SC, before suffering another loss in a 2-4 match against San Diego FC. Houston Dynamo FC managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats and facts for Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo FC

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo FC

Scoring 18 goals during a Major League Soccer campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Dejan Joveljic is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Dejan Joveljic to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Children’s Mercy Park across all tournaments Sporting Kansas City won two times, drew three and lost five times. Houston Dynamo FC claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Sporting Kansas City lost 5 matches on the bounce. Houston Dynamo FC scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sporting Kansas City only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Houston Dynamo FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Houston Dynamo FC played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sporting Kansas City managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Houston Dynamo FC kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo FC when playing at Children’s Mercy Park.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sporting Kansas City, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Houston Dynamo FC, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Sporting Kansas City conceded a goal in their last 19 matches. Houston Dynamo FC scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.