Preview & Prediction: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City
The forthcoming Major League Soccer fixture on the 27th of November 2023 sees the Houston Dynamo locking horns with Sporting Kansas City. Recalling their last encounter, it was an action-packed game with eight goals shared equally, ending 4-4. Looking at historical match data, out of 41 face-offs, the Houston Dynamo emerged victorious in 12, whereas Sporting KC claimed victory in 16 games, leaving 13 games ending in deadlock.
At present, Houston Dynamo displays a solid performance on their home turf, while Sporting KC continues to impress on the road. An analysis of their past engagements shows an average of 2.66 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score (BTTS) occurring in 51% of the matches.
To provide a broader view, Houston Dynamo so far this season have managed an average of 2.16 Points Per Game in home fixtures, while Sporting KC at away games have had an average of 1 Point Per Game. This data presents the possibility for an exciting match-up between these two teams.
Key Insights:
– The upcoming match on 27th November 2023 will be the 42nd meeting between the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City in the MLS.
– Their previous encounter was a goal-fest, ending in a 4 – 4 draw.
– Historical head-to-head records lean slightly in favor of Sporting Kansas City, with 16 wins to Houston Dynamo’s 12, and 13 matches ending in a draw.
– Recently, Houston Dynamo has been performing well at home, and Sporting KC has also shown good form in away games.
– The average goals in previous matchups between these two teams stands at 2.66 per game.
– There is a 51% chance that both teams score based on their previous encounters.
– So far in the current MLS season, Houston Dynamo has a higher average point per game at home (2.16) compared to Sporting KC’s point per game average at away matches (1.00).
– This suggests that Houston Dynamo might have a slight edge in the upcoming game due to their stronger home form, but given the competitive history and Sporting KC’s decent away performance, the match could go either way.
Match Forecast:
– Sporting Kansas City will likely utilize their strength in aerial duels, considering Houston Dynamo’s weakness in the same area.
– Houston Dynamo will need to watch out for Sporting Kansas City’s long shot opportunities, given their frequent use of this strategy.
– Houston Dynamo may struggle to protect a lead if they obtain one, as this appears to be a consistent weakness of theirs.
– Sporting Kansas City will have to be prepared to defend against Houston Dynamo’s attacks through the middle, a distinct part of their play style.
– Both teams are strong at defending set pieces, suggesting many attacking attempts from both sides might be neutralized.
– Sporting Kansas City could face some difficult moments due to Houston Dynamo’s ability to steal the ball from the opposition, potentially disrupting Sporting Kansas City’s possession football style.
– The match might witness a high level of aggression from Sporting Kansas City as Houston Dynamo tends to play in a non-aggressive style.
– Houston Dynamo might create a number of scoring chances with their short-passes strategy. Sporting Kansas City will need to remain vigilant in their defense.
– The game could witness quite a battle for control in the opposition’s half since both teams have similar strategies in this aspect.
Match Facts:
– The typical result for games between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City at Houston’s home ground tends to be a goalless draw, with seven matches finishing this way.
– The most frequent outcome across all matches between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City also sees a 0-0 deadlock, this being the result in 10 games.
– Analyzing the last 37 encounters on Houston’s home turf, Houston Dynamo have celebrated victory 15 times, 16 games concluded in a draw while Sporting Kansas City have emerged victorious in 6 instances. The tally of goals scored in these matches is 49-33, benefiting Houston Dynamo.
– Across 71 cumulative meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 24 times, 24 matches have been drawn and Sporting Kansas City have been victorious 23 times. The overall goal differential here is 93-89, with Houston Dynamo being on the positive side.
– Houston Dynamo is currently riding on a 3-match winning streak on their home ground.
– Houston Dynamo have managed to avoid defeat in their last ten home games.
– Sporting Kansas City is keeping up a run of 5 consecutive victories.
– Over their past 4 home clashes with Sporting Kansas City, Houston Dynamo have maintained an unbeaten record.
– Houston Dynamo have conceded a goal in every one of their previous 6 games.
– Houston Dynamo have maintained a scoring streak, with at least one goal scored in 6 consecutive matches.
– Houston Dynamo has the edge in the first half, winning 48% of the time compared with Sporting Kansas City’s 40%.
– Sporting Kansas City was victorious in the teams’ most recent encounter.
– In the last match between the two, Sporting Kansas City ended up winning by a single goal.
– Houston Dynamo converted 94% of their matches into victories when they take a 1-0 lead at home.
– However, when Sporting Kansas City manages to gain a 0-1 advantage away, they secure victory in 40% of those instances.
– If Houston Dynamo are trailing 0-1 at home, they turn the game around 25% of the time.
– When Sporting Kansas City finds themselves 1-0 down in away games, they have yet to manage to reverse the situation.
– In the MLS, Sporting Kansas City exhibits a stronger performance than Houston Dynamo.
– Sporting Kansas City’s form over the last 5 matches surpasses that of Houston Dynamo.
– Sporting Kansas City have only been beaten once in their last 5 encounters against Houston Dynamo in all competitions.
– Over their 5 most recent match-ups, Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City have each claimed victory once, with the remaining two games ending in a draw.
– On average, Sporting Kansas City scores 1.2 goals against Houston Dynamo, who in turn average 1 goal per match.
– The average goal count for encounters between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City is 2.2.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half between these two teams is 1.4.
– Houston Dynamo generally scores an average of 2.12 goals at home matches, while Sporting Kansas City tends to score 1.62 goals on average when they are the visiting team.
