WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 Sporting Kansas City 3-7-4, 13 points (3-1-2 home; 0-6-2 away) T-12th in MLS Western Conference Houston Dynamo FC 5-5-3, 18 points (3-1-3 home; 0-4-1 away) T-7th in MLS Western Conference
3-7-4 (13 pts.) 0.93 14 T-12th in West 13 0.93 10 25 1.79 -12 145 (46) 31.7% 181 184 30 3
English Stream: ESPN+ English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Calin Radosav Matthew Rodman Matthew Seem Jervis Atagana
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Nikola Vujnovic Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
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HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
5-5-3 (18 pts.) 1.38 13 T-7th in West 17 1.31 14 14 1.08 +3 141 (52) 36.9% 155 130 38 3
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Russell, Salloi Duke, Hernandez Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Three Players N/A Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Three Players
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4 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 32 SHOTS 15 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 24 FOULS COMMITTED 28 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1260 Tim Melia 1.79 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 29
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HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
5 3 25 13 2 1 22 18 6 1
Ferreira, Quintero Ferreira, Lundkvist Darwin Quintero Darwin Quintero Sebastian Ferreira Three Players Sebastian Ferreira Fafa Picault Teenage Hadebe Three Players
1170 1.08 5 4 41
Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union 24 2. New York City FC 23 3. Orlando City SC 21 4. CF Montreal 20 5. New York Red Bulls 20 6. FC Cincinnati 19 7. Charlotte FC 16 8. Atlanta United FC 16 9. New England Revolution 15 10. Inter Miami CF 15 11. D.C. United 14 12. Columbus Crew 13 13. Toronto FC 12 14. Chicago Fire FC 11
W 6 7 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
L 1 3 4 5 3 6 7 4 5 6 6 5 7 6
T 6 2 3 2 5 1 1 4 3 3 2 4 3 5
GD +9 +14 -1 +1 +6 -3 -4 +1 -1 -8 -3 0 -7 -6
GP 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 13 13
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 26 2. Austin FC 24 3. FC Dallas 22 4. Real Salt Lake 22 5. LA Galaxy 20 6. Nashville SC 19 7. Houston Dynamo FC 18 8. Colorado Rapids 18 9. Minnesota United FC 18 10. Portland Timbers 15 11. San Jose Earthquakes 14 12. Seattle Sounders FC 13 13. Sporting Kansas City 13 14. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11
W 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3
L 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7
T 2 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 6 5 1 4 2
GD +12 +13 +9 -3 -1 0 +3 +1 +1 -3 -6 -2 -12 -10
GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 11 14 12
14th season 175-138-104 14th season (.544) 175-138-104 (.544)
PAULO NAGAMURA
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
1st season 5-5-3 (.500) 1st season 5-5-3 (.500)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Monday, May 23 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Facial Injury & Concussion) • DEF - Graham Zusi (Thigh Injury) • FWD - Johnny Russell (Knee Injury) • FWD - Khiry Shelton (Hamstring Injury) • FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Calf Injury) OUT • MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) • MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) • FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1