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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction — Model Probabilities for 27 September 2026

MatchSense model probabilities for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City on 27 September 2026. Numbers refresh as lineups and market prices move.

Key takeaways

  • The model's highest probability outcome is Houston Dynamo at 59.0%.
  • Houston Dynamo: 59.0%.
  • Draw: 22.2%.
  • Sporting Kansas City: 18.8%.
  • Houston Dynamo are 2nd in the table, Sporting Kansas City 15th.
  • These numbers move again once the lineups are confirmed.

Houston Dynamo welcome Sporting Kansas City on 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC in Major League Soccer. What follows is the MatchSense model's read on this fixture, with the recent record of both sides for context.

Houston Dynamo sit 2nd in the Major League Soccer table on 44 points from 26 games, with Sporting Kansas City 15th on 18 points — 13 places apart in a 15-team competition.

Who does the model favour?

OutcomeModel probability
Houston Dynamo59.0%
Draw22.2%
Sporting Kansas City18.8%

These are frequencies, not forecasts — 55% describes how often similar fixtures end that way, not what will happen here.

What each side brings into this

Across their last 10, Houston Dynamo show 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, conceding just 0.6 a game. Sporting Kansas City have lost 7 of their last 10, averaging 1.3 scored and 2.4 conceded.

When these two have met

3 previous meetings split 1-1-1 in Houston Dynamo's favour on the head-to-head. Their previous meeting was on 2 August 2026: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Houston Dynamo, Houston Dynamo taking it.

How are these numbers produced?

Attacking and defensive strength, Elo ratings, the run of recent results, home advantage and who is fit all feed the estimate. A first estimate goes out well before kickoff; a second follows when the team sheets are confirmed.

The full method is in How the MatchSense Prediction Model Works and How to Read Football Prediction Probabilities.

Go deeper


This page is analytical and educational. Probabilities are not guarantees of any result.

Frequently asked questions

Who is more likely to win, Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City?

The MatchSense model gives Houston Dynamo the highest probability at 59.0%. That is a real but not decisive edge over the other results.

When do Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City play?

Kick-off is scheduled for 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC in Major League Soccer.

What happened the last time Houston Dynamo played Sporting Kansas City?

They last met on 2 August 2026, Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Houston Dynamo. Across 3 meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 1, Sporting Kansas City 1, with 1 drawn.

How reliable is this estimate?

Accuracy is measured with Brier score and log loss over thousands of completed fixtures, which is what makes a 60% call mean roughly 60 in 100 — not a certainty about this one.

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