Here's an in-depth look at Sporting KC's 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, diving into the major stats, records and milestones.
Sporting KC Team Facts
- Sporting KC fell to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday 2-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- Sporting KC has faced the Dynamo 21 times in all competitions since 2011, more than any other opponent (8-6-7 record).
- Sporting KC has not won a match in 2016 when conceding first (0-4-1), trailing at halftime (0-3-0) or allowing two goals (0-4-0).
- Sporting Kansas City used all three substitutes on Saturday for the 6th time in 2016.
Sporting KC Player Facts
- Brad Davis started in his first appearance against former club the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
- Davis has the most MLS regular season appearances for one team (271) before facing that same team with a different club.
- Davis played for the Dynamo from 2006-2015, where he won two MLS Cups and guided the team to seven playoff appearances.
- Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber made his 150th MLS regular season appearance on Saturday.
- Jimmy Medranda entered the match for Chance Myers in the 62nd minute.
- Diego Rubio replaced Brad Davis in the 67th minute. Davis received a great applause by Dynamo fans as he left the pitch.
- Sporting KC used their last substitution replacing Graham Zusi with Saad Abdul-Salaam in the 78th minute.
Houston Dynamo Team Facts
- With two goal on Saturday, The Dynamo have scored 12 goals in five games at BBVA Compass Stadium this season (2-1-2 record).
- The Dynamo victory on Saturday marked just the second time the home team in the #HOUvSKC series earned the W in the last 10 regular season meetings (2-3-5 record).
Houston Dynamo Player Facts
- Striker Erick Cubo Torres made his first start of the season for the Dynamo.
- Giles Barnes opened the scoring for Houston and Torres earned the assist in his first start.
- Andrew Wenger doubled the score for Houston seconds before the halftime intermission. The goal was Wenger's third of 2016 and 16th of his MLS career.
General Facts
- Sporting KC, Swope Park Rangers and FC Kansas City all kicked off at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday night marking the first time a city’s MLS, USL and NWSL teams started simultaneously. All three Kansas City teams lost:
- Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo
- Swope Park Rangers 0-3 St. Louis FC
- FC Kansas City 1-2 Houston Dash
- #HOUvSKC was televised on KMCI-TV’s 38 the Spot. Sporting KC is 2-3-1 when matches are on 38 the Spot.
- Sporting KC has another quick turnaround and returns to the pitch on Wednesday to face the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. CT.
