Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: Expect goals at both ends

Houston Dynamo are finally through to the next round after playing 3 games against Real Salt Lake in the last playoff round. They welcome Sporting Kansas City to the BBVA Stadium in this round and they hope to qualify for the next round in this single-leg clash.

Sporting Kansas City had a good run so far in the playoffs, beating both San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis City to book their place in this round. Sporting Kansas City has a single shot against Houston Dynamo here and they hope to utilize it.

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo played 3 games in the playoffs against Real Salt Lake and they won both legs and lost 1.

 They ended the season 9th on the MLS table, with 51 points from 14 wins, 9 draws, and 11 defeats in 34 matches. They also ended the season in fine form, winning the US Open Cup and going unbeaten in the last 4 league games of the season.

 Houston Dynamo started the playoffs against Real Salt Lake and they won 2-1. Hector Herrera and Amine Bassi were both on target in that game to help Houston win. But in the return leg, they played a draw at the Rio Tinto Stadium before losing 5-4 on penalties. In the final leg, they played another draw, and this time they won 4-3 on penalties.

 Houston Dynamo will now face Sporting Kansas City in this round. This is their 4th meeting this year. Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City only once in those 3 meetings and it was by a single goal in the US Open Cup.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City have also been quite brilliant in the playoffs so far. They beat San Jose Earthquakes and then St. Louis City to get to this round.

 Sporting Kansas City ended 15th on the league table at the end of the season with 44 points from 12 wins, 8 draws, and 14 defeats in 34 matches. They also had 3 wins and 2 defeats in the last 5 games of the season before heading into the playoffs.

 Their opening playoff match against San Jose Earthquakes ended in a goalless draw and they went on to win 4-2 on penalties. Then they faced St. Louis City in the next round and they won 4-1 at the Citypark. Logan Ndenbe, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda, and Daniel Salloi were the goalscorers in that game. In the return leg against St. Louis City, they won once again by 2 goals to 1. Logan Ndenbe and Daniel Salloi both scored in the win.

 Sporting Kansas City travel to the BBVA Compass stadium in this game. Their last trip to the Compass Stadium ended in a 2-2 draw. But they have lost 2 games against Houston Dynamo already this season.

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo played 20 matches in the past. Sporting Kansas City won 11 of those matches, Houston Dynamo won 6 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

Houston Dynamo:

Without a clean sheet in 6 matches.

Both teams scored in 6/6 matches.

First to score in 6/6 matches.

First half winner in 6/6 matches.

More than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches.

Sporting Kansas City:

Wins in 5 matches.

More than 2.5 goals in 7/8 matches.

Both teams scored in 6/7 matches.

First to score in 4/5 matches.

First half winner in 4/5 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Both clubs are evenly matched in this match. However, Houston Dynamo are the favored side because they have the home advantage in the game.

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas City have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Houston. 4 of their last 5 matches also ended with more than 4.5 cards. While in 6 out of their last 7 matches, they both played less than 10.5 corners.

• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 a 1.60 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.66 Odds
• Houston Dynamo to Win at 1.80 Odds