Major League SoccerMatchday 27

02Full timeHalf-time 02

Sporting Kansas City

Luiz27'
Harris45'

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 03:30BBVA Compass Stadium, HoustonTim Ford

Summary

Match report

Sporting Kansas City won 2-0 against Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 27). Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.

Sporting Kansas City’s goals came from Andre Luiz in the 27th minute and C. Harris in the 45th minute. Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo) was sent off (45+3′). Andre Luiz was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.3).

Player of the match

Andre Luiz

Sporting Kansas City60'11Rating 8.3

Key stats

All stats

51%Possession49%

21Total shots10
3Shots on target4
8Corners3
1Yellow cards4
1Red cards0

Live commentary

Full-time: Sporting Kansas City win against Houston Dynamo 2-0. In numbers: possession Houston Dynamo 51%, Sporting Kansas City 49%; shots 21 (3 on target) to 10 (4 on target)
82'
Substitution, Houston Dynamo: M. Bogusz replaces D. McGuire
80'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa comes on for Z. Bassong
79'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: T. Calheira replaces S. Reid
72'
Double substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Reynolds comes on for J. Bartlett, C. Harris on for O. Wolff
71'
Triple substitution, Houston Dynamo: L. Ennali comes on for M. Saracchi, A. Bouzat on for M. Arana, I. Aliyu on for L. Foster
68'
Yellow card: Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
60'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Andre Luiz replaces R. Ramos
55'
Substitution, Houston Dynamo: F. Negri comes on for Felipe Andrade
54'
Yellow card: Agustín Bouzat (Houston Dynamo)
The second half is under way
Half-time: Sporting Kansas City lead 2-0
45+6'
Booking: André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) for dissent
45+4'
Booking: Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) for dissent
45+3'
Red card! Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo) is shown a straight red for violent conduct, and Houston Dynamo are down to ten men
45'
Goal! C. Harris makes it two for Sporting Kansas City (2-0) after a pass from Andre Luiz
27'
Goal! Andre Luiz gives Sporting Kansas City the lead (1-0), set up by S. Afrifa
1'
Yellow card: Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
Kick-off! Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City is under way. Houston Dynamo line up in a 4-4-2, Sporting Kansas City in a 4-4-2

Lineups

Houston DynamoCoach: Ben OlsenAverage rating 6.44-4-2

Houston Dynamo – Starting XI (4-4-2)

31J. BondGoalkeeper – Rating 6.4
11L. EnnaliDefender – Rating 6.4, On 71'
3Antonio CarlosDefender – Rating 6.8
5Lucas HalterDefender – Rating 7.0
21F. NegriDefender – Rating 6.3, On 55'
24I. AliyuMidfielder – Rating 6.0, On 71'
6ArturMidfielder – Rating 6.7
16H. HerreraMidfielder – Rating 5.9, Red card 45+3'
19M. BoguszMidfielder – Rating 6.6, On 82'
30A. BouzatForward – Rating 6.3, Yellow card 54', On 71'
20GuilhermeForward – Rating 6.8

Houston DynamoSubstitutes

2626B. GillinghamGoalkeeper
3636Felipe AndradeDefender55'Rating 6.1
44M. SaracchiDefender71'Rating 6.2
1818D. SamassekouMidfielder
1414D. HolmesMidfielder
2222M. AranaMidfielder71'Rating 6.0
1717N. MarkanichForward
2323D. McGuireForward82'Rating 6.5
99L. FosterForward71'Rating 6.0

CoachBen Olsen

Sporting Kansas CityCoach: Raphael WickyAverage rating 7.04-4-2

Sporting Kansas City – Starting XI (4-4-2)

30S. ClevelandGoalkeeper – Rating 7.9
13J. ReynoldsDefender – Rating 6.4, Yellow card 1', On 72'
15J. MillerDefender – Rating 7.0
28W. MeyerDefender – Rating 6.7
18E. KaricDefender – Rating 6.9
11Andre LuizMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.3, Goal 27', Assist, Yellow card 45+6', On 60'
4L. JohnsenMidfielder – Rating 7.1
20K. AgyabengMidfielder – Rating 6.8
14C. HarrisMidfielder – Rating 8.0, Goal 45', On 72'
19T. CalheiraForward – Rating 6.3, Yellow card 45+4', On 79'
17S. AfrifaForward – Rating 6.8, Assist, Yellow card 68', On 80'