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Houston Dynamo

1–3

xG 2.63–1.33

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Sporting KC

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Sat 31 May, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

SKC took the points against the chance count. HOU led the chances. The open-play gap sat with HOU. HOU missed 5 big chances.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
HOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.36–0.91.

HOUSKC
2.36Open play0.91
0.27Set play0.42
0.00Free kicks0.04
0.10Corners0.38
Shot profileFact
HOU took 22 shots and missed all five big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 22–13.

HOUSKC

Shots

22 – 13

xG / shot

0.12 – 0.10

On target

9 – 4

Inside box

16 – 10

Outside box

6 – 3

Blocked

5 – 4

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

5 – 4

Big missed

5 – 2

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
HOU scored early.
xAnalysis

The opener arrived in the 13'.

First half

  • 13'Sebastian Kowalczyk scores (right foot shot, Ondrej Lingr).
  • 45+1'Yellow, Brooklyn Raines (Persistent fouling).
  • 45+3'Dejan Joveljić scores (left foot shot).

Second half

  • 46'Andrew Brody on, Khiry Shelton off.
  • 52'Dejan Joveljić scores (right foot shot).
  • 53'Amine Bassi on, Ondrej Lingr off.
  • 53'Júnior Urso on, Brooklyn Raines off.
  • 63'Tim Leibold on, Logan Ndenbe off.
  • 63'Shapi Suleymanov on, Erik Thommy off.
  • 76'Yellow, Zorhan Bassong (Foul).
  • 79'Franco Escobar on, Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas off.
  • 79'Duane Holmes on, Sebastian Kowalczyk off.
  • 79'Santiago Muñóz on, Dejan Joveljić off.
  • 82'Yellow, Dániel Sallói (Foul).
  • 82'Lawrence Ennali on, Artur  off.
  • 84'Yellow, Griffin Dorsey (Foul).
  • 86'Yellow, Felipe Andrade (Foul).
  • 88'Santiago Muñóz scores (right foot shot, Dániel Sallói).
  • 90'Memo Rodríguez on, Manu García off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3Fact
SKC went front three.
xAnalysis

HOU kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

HOU · 4-2-3-1SKC · 4-3-3

6910212224252731353619101115161821222426ArturLingrPonceMcGlynnCabezasAwodesuDorseyKowalczykBondRainesAndradePulskampJoveljićSallóiSheltonMillerBartlettNdenbeGarcíaBassongFernándezThommy
Player ratingsFact
Joveljić led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 8.1, and the two XIs rated close.

HOU

21Jack McGlynnMF907.85
6ArturMF907.12
27Sebastian KowalczykMF797.00
8Amine BassiMF377.02
9Ondrej LingrMF536.92
36Felipe AndradeDF906.81
25Griffin DorseyDF906.82
14Duane HolmesMF116.70
22Pablo Antonio Ortiz CabezasDF826.71
30Júnior UrsoMF376.50
2Franco EscobarDF86.31
11Lawrence EnnaliFW86.31
35Brooklyn RainesMF536.30
24Femi AwodesuDF906.31
31Jonathan BondGK906.20
10Ezequiel PonceFW906.01

SKC

9Dejan JoveljićFW908.10
1John PulskampGK908.00
16Jacob BartlettMF907.52
7Santiago MuñózFW117.30
22Zorhan BassongMF907.12
15Jansen MillerDF907.00
3Andrew BrodyDF446.91
21Manu GarcíaMF906.81
24Joaquín FernándezDF906.80
14Tim LeiboldDF276.80
10Dániel SallóiFW906.71
26Erik ThommyFW636.61
93Shapi SuleymanovFW276.50
18Logan NdenbeDF636.30
11Khiry SheltonDF466.30
8Memo RodríguezMF10.00
Missing playersFact
HOU named 1 absence.
xAnalysis

SKC had none stored.

HOU

  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable

SKC

None stored.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
HOU held the pressure.
xAnalysis

SKC still found the net.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

HOU attacked through the middle.

HOU thirdMiddleSKC third
38%25%37%
HOUSKC
Match statsFact
HOU had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 58%–42%.

HOUSKC

Possession

58% – 42%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

497 – 356

Lge 461.9

Corners

6 – 7

Lge 4.8

Tackles

14 – 14

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.63 – 1.33