Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas City — MLS, 27 Nov 2023
Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in the MLS MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals on 27 November 2023 at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas. Franco Escobar scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 0 and Sporting Kansas City 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Shell Energy Stadium · Houston, Texas·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-039'assist: Héctor Herrera
- Half-time1-0
- 68'
- 70'out: Erik Thommy
- 77'
- 77'out: B. Smith
- 78'Foul
- 84'
- 84'out: G. Zusi
- 85'out: L. Caicedo
- 89'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Houston Dynamo
- 7.9Erik SviatchenkoD
- 7.9Héctor HerreraM
- 7.9Franco EscobarD
- 7.7Griffin DorseyD
- 7.3Steve ClarkG
- 7.3Adalberto CarrasquillaM
- 7.2ArturM
- 7.0MicaelD
- 6.9Nelson QuiñonesM
- 6.9Amine BassiM
- 6.9Bradley SmithD
- 6.7Luis CaicedoM
- 6.3Aliyu IbrahimF
- 6.2Corey BairdF
Sporting Kansas City
- 7.7Andreu FontàsD
- 6.9Rémi WalterM
- 6.9Tim LeiboldD
- 6.9Alan PulidoF
- 6.9Nemanja RadojaM
- 6.9Róger EspinozaM
- 6.9Johnny RussellF
- 6.7Dániel SallóiF
- 6.6William AgadaF
- 6.6Timothy MeliaG
- 6.6Jacob DavisD
- 6.6Erik ThommyM
- 6.3Daniel RoseroD
- 6.2Gadi KindaM
- 6.2Graham ZusiD
Line-ups
Sporting Kansas City4-3-3
Houston Dynamo4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Houston DynamoB. Olsen
Substitutes
- 17Teenage HadebeD
- 32S. KowalczykM
- 27L. Caicedo85'M6.7
- 5D. SteresD
- 3B. Smith77'D6.9
- 13A. TarbellG
- 7I. FrancoM
- 34Þ. ÚlfarssonF
- 18Aliyu Ibrahim77'F6.3
Sporting Kansas CityP. Vermes
Substitutes
- 77Marinos TzionisF
- 11K. SheltonF
- 26Erik Thommy70'M6.6
- 8G. Zusi84'D6.2
- 15R. Espinoza89'M6.9
- 21F. HernándezM
- 19R. CastellanosD
- 1John PulskampG
- 23W. Agada84'F6.6
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
1.31Expected goals (xG)0.87
15Total shots12
4Shots on target4
8Shots off target4
3Blocked shots4
4Corners4
2Offsides1
16Fouls14
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves2
651Total passes361
558Accurate passes272
86%Pass accuracy75%
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Sviatchenko | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Héctor Herrera | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Franco Escobar | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Griffin Dorsey | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Steve Clark | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Adalberto Carrasquilla | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Artur | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Micael | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nelson Quiñones | 77 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Amine Bassi | 85 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Bradley Smith | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Luis Caicedo | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aliyu Ibrahim | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Corey Baird | 77 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreu Fontàs | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Rémi Walter | 84 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tim Leibold | 89 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alan Pulido | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nemanja Radoja | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Róger Espinoza | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Johnny Russell | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Dániel Sallói | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| William Agada | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Timothy Melia | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jacob Davis | 84 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Erik Thommy | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Rosero | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gadi Kinda | 70 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Graham Zusi | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Houston DynamoDDWWW
- D11 Nov 23HReal Salt Lake1-1
- D07 Nov 23AReal Salt Lake1-1
- W29 Oct 23HReal Salt Lake2-1
- W22 Oct 23APortland Timbers3-1
- W08 Oct 23HColorado Rapids5-1
Sporting Kansas CityWWDWW
- W05 Nov 23HSt. Louis City2-1
- W30 Oct 23ASt. Louis City4-1
- D26 Oct 23HSan Jose Earthquakes0-0
- W22 Oct 23HMinnesota United FC3-1
- W08 Oct 23AReal Salt Lake3-2
Head-to-head
- 24 Sept 23Sporting Kansas City2-1Houston Dynamo
- 09 Jul 23Houston Dynamo2-2Sporting Kansas City
- 11 Sept 22Houston Dynamo0-0Sporting Kansas City
- 05 Mar 22Sporting Kansas City1-0Houston Dynamo
- 03 Oct 21Sporting Kansas City4-2Houston Dynamo
- 30 May 21Sporting Kansas City3-2Houston Dynamo
Most recent meetings