Match Centre: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC
Kowalczyk 13′
Joveljić 45+3′Joveljić 52′Muñóz 88′
Player of the match Dejan Joveljić 8.1
GolVolt rating 8.2GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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3 of 4
Sporting KC turned that many shots on target into goals with only 42% of the ball.
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1:0 → 1:3
Sporting KC came from behind to win.
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27 → 25
Sporting KC climb 2 places in the table. Houston Dynamo stay in place 20.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1, Joveljić scored the winner.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 7.3 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Joveljić scored the winner, keeper Pulskamp: 8 saves.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.0 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 2.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 35 shots. Quality of play: 9.0 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.2more watchable than 82% of MLS matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 13' Goal: Sebastian Kowalczykassist: Lingr1:0
- 45+1' Brooklyn Rainesyellow card
- 45+3' Goal: Dejan JoveljićSporting KC1:1
- Half-time · 1:1
- 46' SubstitutionBrody for Shelton
- 52' Goal: Dejan JoveljićSporting KC1:2
- 53' 2 substitutionsBassi for LingrUrso for Raines
- 63' 2 substitutionsLeibold for NdenbeSuleymanov for Thommy
- 76' Zorhan Bassongyellow card
- 79' 2 substitutionsEscobar for CabezasHolmes for Kowalczyk
- 79' SubstitutionMuñóz for Joveljić
- 82' Dániel Sallóiyellow card
- 82' SubstitutionEnnali for Artur
- 84' Griffin Dorseyyellow card
- 86' Felipe Andradeyellow card
- 88' Goal: Santiago Muñózassist: Sallói1:3
- 90' SubstitutionRodríguez for García
- Full-time · 1:3
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Houston Dynamo
Sporting KC
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Houston Dynamo
- 1 Jimmy Maurer GK —
- 2 Franco Escobar DEF on
- 4 Ethan Bartlow DEF —
- 8 Amine Bassi MID on
- 14 Duane Holmes MID on
- 20 Nicolás Lodeiro MID —
- 30 Júnior Urso MID on
- 11 Lawrence Ennali ATT on
- 17 Gabriel Segal ATT —
Sporting KC
- 36 Ryan Schewe GK —
- 2 Ian James DEF —
- 3 Andrew Brody DEF on
- 14 Tim Leibold DEF on
- 8 Memo Rodríguez MID on
- 7 Santiago Muñóz ATT on
- 13 Mason Toye ATT —
- 30 Stephen Afrifa ATT —
- 93 Shapi Suleymanov ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sporting KC Dejan Joveljić
- 2. place · Sporting KC John Pulskamp
- 3. place · Houston Dynamo Jack McGlynn
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