Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 32 on 9 Jul 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Houston Dynamo 6, Sporting Kansas City 3; Shots off target: Houston Dynamo 6, Sporting Kansas City 1; Possession: Houston Dynamo 59%, Sporting Kansas City 41%; Corner kicks: Houston Dynamo 5, Sporting Kansas City 4; Fouls: Houston Dynamo 19, Sporting Kansas City 10; Yellow cards: Houston Dynamo 3, Sporting Kansas City 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Houston Dynamo led shots on target, 6 to 3 over Sporting Kansas City, Houston Dynamo had more possession, 59% to 41% over Sporting Kansas City, and Houston Dynamo led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over Sporting Kansas City. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Houston Dynamo committed more fouls, 19 to 10 over Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo had more yellow cards, 3 to 2 over Sporting Kansas City. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
