MLS Preview: Sporting Kansas City - Houston Dynamo
A 2-0 win in the first leg give this matchup a feeling of deja vu with Houston taking a commanding advantage in the conference semi.
By Zac Lee Rigg
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Belser, Collin, Sinovic; Cesar, Zusi, Espinoza; Kamara, Sapong, Convey. |
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OUT: FW Teal Bunbury (L knee ACL tear); DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); MF Kyle Miller (L foot stress fracture)
DOUBTFUL: MF Paulo Nagamura (L ankle sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Julio Cesar (R quad strain)
| Houston Dynamo (4-4-2): Hall; Sarkodie, Hainault, Boswell, Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Moffat, R. Clark, Davis; Bruin, Carr. |
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QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L knee sprain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Houston has beaten Kansas City 2-0 three times in a row in the playoffs. The Dynamo used a pair of 2-0 wins in the Eastern Conference final last year to advance to the MLS Cup final. And last weekend they won by that scoreline in Texas.
- Will Bruin scored in the recent win, taking his tally to three goals in two playoff games. He has 15 goals this year in total, a Houston record.
- Houston hasn't lost a single game at home all season, a run of 29 unbeaten games.
- The two times these teams played in LIVESTRONG Sporting Park this year ended in draws.
- Kansas City scored three goals only three times this year.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Houston Dynamo
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Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Houston Dynamo
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Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Houston Dynamo
- 12 %
| Major League Soccer (MLS) | 2013-05-12 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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| Major League Soccer (MLS) | 2012-11-07 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Houston Dynamo 0 |
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| Major League Soccer (MLS) | 2012-11-04 | Houston Dynamo 2 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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| Major League Soccer (MLS) | 2012-09-14 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 |
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| Major League Soccer (MLS) | 2012-07-18 | Houston Dynamo 2 - Sporting Kansas City 1 |
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Sporting Kansas City
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| 2013-05-19 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| 2013-05-12 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| 2013-05-08 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| 2013-05-05 | Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| 2013-04-27 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
Houston Dynamo
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| 2013-05-18 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| 2013-05-12 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| 2013-05-08 | D.C. United 0 - Houston Dynamo 4 | MLS |
| 2013-05-05 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| 2013-04-28 | Houston Dynamo 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 78 | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| - | Bobby Convey | Midfielder |
| - | Dominic Dwyer | Striker |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| 1 | Tally Hall | Goalkeeper |
| - | Andre Hainault | Defender |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | Defender |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | Midfielder |
| 8 | Kofi Sarkodie | Defender |
| 13 | Ricardo Clark | Midfielder |
| - | B. García | Midfielder |
| 11 | Brad Davis | Midfielder |
| 22 | Adam Moffat | Midfielder |
| 3 | Calen Carr | Striker |
| 12 | Will Bruin | Striker |
| 30 | Tyler Deric | Goalkeeper |
| - | Warren Creavalle | Midfielder |
| 17 | Luiz Camargo | Midfielder |
| 18 | Giles Barnes | Midfielder |
| - | Macoumba Kandji | Striker |
| 15 | Cam Weaver | Striker |
| 11 | Brian Ching | Striker |
| R. Espinoza | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 0 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Davis | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 11 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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15 
7 
5 
0 
19 
8 
20 
23 
17 
1 
0 
32 
26 
8 
13 
0 
11 
22 
3 
12 
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder Los Angeles Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting Kansas City |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |