Houston vs Sporting KC

MLS - Regular season 1 Jun 2025, 00:30
Houston
Houston
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
🏟 Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas) 👤 Jair Marrufo Round 75

Match report

Sporting KC beat Houston 3-1 in the MLS - Regular season on 1 June 2025.

Houston had 22 shots to Sporting KC's 13.

The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas), with Jair Marrufo in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 22 - 13 On target 9 - 4 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 14 - 9 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Dejan Joveljić
Sporting KC · 2 goals
8 Santiago Muñoz 1 goal
8 Jack McGlynn captained the side
8 John Pulskamp 8 saves
8 Jacob Bartlett captained the side
First half vs second half
Houston stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 14–9
Shots On Goal 6–1 3–3
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 2–4 4–3
Attacks 21–66 63–31
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 97
41 Dangerous Attacks 50
9 On Target 5
13 Off Target 8
22 Shots Total 13
9 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 4
16 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 3
14 Fouls 9
6 Corners 7
58% Ball Possession 42%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 8
500 Passes Total 358
432 Passes Accurate 293
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Houston · 4-2-3-1
31 J. Bond
25 G. Dorsey 24 O. Awodesu 22 P. Ortíz 36 F. Andrade
35 B. Raines 6 Artur
21 J. McGlynn 9 O. Lingr 27 S. Kowalczyk
10 E. Ponce
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
1 J. Pulskamp
11 K. Shelton 15 J. Miller 24 J. Fernández 18 L. Ndenbe
21 M. García 16 J. Bartlett 22 Z. Bassong
26 E. Thommy 9 D. Joveljić 10 D. Sallói
Houston
Coach
B. Olsen
Substitutes
  • 8 Amine Bassi
  • 30 Júnior Urso
  • 2 Franco Escobar
  • 14 Duane Holmes
  • 11 Lawrence Ennali
  • 1 Jimmy Maurer
  • 4 Ethan Bartlow
  • 20 Nicolás Lodeiro
  • 17 Gabriel Segal
Sporting KC
Coach
K. Zavagnin
Substitutes
  • 3 Andrew Brody
  • 14 Tim Leibold
  • 93 Magomed Shapi Suleymanov
  • 7 Santiago Muñoz
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 2 Ian James
  • 30 Stephen Afrifa
  • 13 Mason Toye
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Brody ↓ K. Shelton Sporting KC
  • 53' ↑ Júnior Urso ↓ B. Raines Houston
  • 53' ↑ A. Bassi ↓ O. Lingr Houston
  • 63' ↑ T. Leibold ↓ L. Ndenbe Sporting KC
  • 63' ↑ S. Suleymanov ↓ E. Thommy Sporting KC
  • 79' ↑ F. Escobar ↓ P. Ortíz Houston
  • 79' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ S. Kowalczyk Houston
  • 79' ↑ S. Muñóz ↓ D. Joveljić Sporting KC
  • 82' ↑ L. Ennali ↓ Artur Houston
  • 90' ↑ M. Rodríguez ↓ Manu García Sporting KC
Cards
  • 45+1' B. Raines Houston
  • 76' Z. Bassong Sporting KC
  • 82' D. Salloi Sporting KC
  • 84' G. Dorsey Houston
  • 86' Felipe Andrade Houston
Head-to-head
Houston 6 2 draws 7 Sporting KC
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2024-05-12 Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo 1 - 2
2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC 1 - 1
2023-11-27 Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC 1 - 0
2023-05-11 Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC 1 - 0
Recent form
Houston W D D D D
Sporting KC D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Houston vs Sporting KC?
Houston lost 1-3 against Sporting KC on 1 June 2025.
Who won Houston vs Sporting KC?
Sporting KC won the match 3-1.
Where was Houston vs Sporting KC played?
The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas).
Who had more possession in Houston vs Sporting KC?
Houston had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.