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Match Centre: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC

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Major League Soccer Western Conference Sun 27 Sep

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Home Houston Dynamo

Herrera 45+3′

Full-time 0:2
Away Sporting KC

Luiz 27′Harris 45′

Player of the match Guilherme 8.1

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.7/10 more watchable than 37% of MLS matches Race for the top places. How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.7GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 45' Harris, 0:2
  1. 20% → 95%

    Sporting KC: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 81.

  2. 1.4 xG

    Sporting KC kept a clean sheet against 1.4 xG.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:2, from 42% to 70% (Sporting KC).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 0:2Houston Dynamo 1%draw 4%Sporting KC 95%

Key stats

51% Possession 49%
1.36 xG (expected goals) 1.19
21 Shots 9
4 On target 4
8 Corners 3
49 Dangerous attacks 41
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Race for the top places.

  • Dramaweight 50% Red card at 45+3′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.2 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Luiz scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.0 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places. Stakes: 7.1 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.5 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.7more watchable than 37% 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

2 goals6 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 1' Justin Reynoldsyellow card · foul
  2. 27' Goal: André Luizleft foot · assist: Afrifa0:1
  3. 45' Goal: Calvin Harrisleft foot · assist: Luiz0:2
  4. 45+3' Héctor Herrerared card · violent conduct
  5. 45+4' Taylor Calheirayellow card · dissent
  6. 45+6' André Luizyellow card · dissent
  7. Half-time · 0:2
  8. 54' Antônio Carlosyellow card · dissent
  9. 56' SubstitutionAndrade for Negri
  10. 62' SubstitutionRamos for Luiz
  11. 68' Stephen Afrifayellow card · foul
  12. 71' 3 substitutionsArana for BouzatFoster for AliyuSaracchi for Ennali
  13. 72' 2 substitutionsBartlett for ReynoldsWolff for Harris
  14. 79' SubstitutionReid for Calheira
  15. 80' SubstitutionBassong for Afrifa
  16. 82' SubstitutionMcGuire for Bogusz
  17. Full-time · 0:2

Match stats

Shooting

1.36 xG (expected goals) 1.19
21 Shots 9
4 On target 4
6 Off target 3
11 Blocked 2
15 Inside the box 6
6 Outside the box 3

Play

51% Possession 49%
8 Corners 3
464 Passes 448
91% Pass accuracy 90%
13 Key passes 8
91 Attacks 89
49 Dangerous attacks 41

Defence

15 Tackles 18
11 Interceptions 7
2 Saves 4

Discipline

3 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-4-2 –4-4-2

Houston Dynamo

Sporting KC

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

Houston Dynamo

Sporting KC

Match sheet

Stadium
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Houston Dynamo Guilherme 8.12
  2. 2. place · Sporting KC André Luiz 8.01
  3. 3. place · Sporting KC Stefan Cleveland 7.51

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Absences

Houston Dynamo · 1 out

  • Jimmy Maurer Injured

    since 30 Apr · return date unknown · 20 matches missed · Back Injury

Sporting KC · 1 out

  • Or Blorian Injured

    since 11 Sep · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Chest Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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