The visitors’ defense is falling apart, but their attack has scored nine in three matches: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City prediction
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The MLS regular-season clash between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City will take place on September 27 at Shell Energy Stadium. The hosts have collected 44 points from 26 matches and sit well above their opponents, while Sporting have just 18 points from 25 games. However, the visitors’ recent results promise a far more open contest than the league table might suggest.
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Houston Dynamo: few wins, but the team has started scoring at home again
Houston have won just one of their last six matches, drawing three and losing two. In the previous round, the team drew 2-2 with Cincinnati, having beaten Real Salt Lake 2-1 at home shortly beforehand.
At the same time, the hosts’ defense has stopped looking so reliable: Dynamo have now gone three matches in a row without keeping a clean sheet. The key figure in attack is Guilleme, who has 14 goals and six assists to his name.
Sporting Kansas City: nine goals in three games and chronic defensive struggles
Sporting have lost four of their last six matches, but their attack has suddenly hit top gear. The team has scored three goals in each of its last three games — against Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Dallas — for a total of nine goals during that stretch.
The downside of this attacking output is an almost complete lack of defensive reliability. The visitors have conceded at least twice in each of their last five matches, and they have not kept a single clean sheet away from home in the current MLS season.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- Both teams have scored in each of Sporting’s last three MLS matches.
- Sporting Kansas City have scored nine goals in their last three games, but have conceded at least twice in five matches in a row.
- Houston won the most recent head-to-head meeting 2-0 in August.
Nine goals from the visitors change the entire picture: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City prediction
Houston’s advantage looks obvious on the table, but Sporting’s recent matches cannot be ignored. The visitors remain extremely vulnerable in defense, but they are now compensating for that with a far more effective attacking display in the final third.
Houston do not look flawless at the back either and have conceded in three consecutive games. Therefore, the most intriguing scenario here is not choosing a winner, but backing both teams to score.
