{"id":59478,"date":"2026-09-25T04:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=59478"},"modified":"2026-09-25T04:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:17:12","slug":"match-preview-houston-dynamo-vs-sporting-kc-09-26-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-houston-dynamo-vs-sporting-kc-09-26-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Dynamo<\/a> host Sporting KC<\/a> at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Houston Dynamo go into this one with no fresh injury or suspension concerns reported, and Guilherme Augusto Vieira dos Santos<\/a> should again lead the line after a 14-goal season that leaves him well clear of anyone else in the squad. Mateusz Bogusz and Lawrence Ennali are the two industrious presences expected to orchestrate from midfield, with Ennali’s 28 created chances underlining his creative influence there. Sporting KC arrive with a similarly clean bill of health, and Calvin Harris and Taylor Calheira look set to carry the visitors’ attacking hopes, with Harris’s 46 shots this season the most productive output in Sporting KC’s ranks.<\/p>\n

That gap in the table \u2014 Houston second in the West on 44 points, Sporting KC 15th on 18 \u2014 sets the tone, and this shouldn’t be a cagey affair. Houston’s attack, spearheaded by Guilherme’s 14 goals, should have enough to trouble a Sporting KC defense that has conceded heavily, reflected in a -34 goal difference. Sporting KC have shown they can score too, with wins like their 3-1 defeat of LAFC on September 13, and that goes some way to explaining why goals at both ends feels the likely shape of this one at Shell Energy Stadium.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Houston Dynamo vs Sporting KC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n