Hot off the heels of an impressive 3-1midweek victory over FC Dallas, Sporting Kansas City entered Sunday’s match with the Houston Dynamo in 2nd place in the West, two points behind leaders Seattle Sounders despite having played one more game than their northwest rivals. With the Dynamo sitting in 12th place and winless on the road through 28 games, SKC hoped to earn another three points before a two week break in MLS play.
Even without star striker Alan Pulido in the starting lineup due to injury, Sporting KC had no issue handling the struggling Dynamo.