Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Prediction 26 April 2026
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Sporting Kansas City II and Houston may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Swope Park stadium in the city of Kansas City as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 18:00 26 April.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 17 August 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:3. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Sporting Kansas City II):
- ball possession percentage: 53% vs 47%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- fouls: 4 vs 1;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 0;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
📊 The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 3 against 7;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.67, in the 2nd half - 1.67;
- average total goals in the match - 3.33.
Head-to-head statistics Sporting Kansas City - Houston

Sporting Kansas City II Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 20 April 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Sporting Kansas City II, away team - Vancouver Whitecaps Reserve). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:2.
Here's the game statistics (Sporting Kansas City II vs Vancouver Whitecaps Reserve):
- ball possession: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 10;
- fouls: 10 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
- shots on target: 6 vs 8.
✅The Sporting Kansas City II team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 2 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 10 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1. In home matches, this figure is 0.83 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 2.7.
Match Results: Sporting Kansas City II

Houston Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 19 April 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Real Monarchs SLC, away - Houston). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match stats (Houston vs Real Monarchs SLC):
- ball possession: 45% vs 55%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 3;
- fouls: 9 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 7.
⚠️Will Houston be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 8 times, lost 2 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 2.1 goals per game (in away matches - 1), and conceded 0.9 goals. Hopefully, this season Houston will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Houston
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 0, away team wins - 3, draws - 0.
- Sporting Kansas City II have lost in 5 of last 6 home games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1, the guests - 2.33;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.33;
- both teams scored: overall - 3; at the home team's field - 1.
- Sporting Kansas City II have conceded in last 27 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Sporting Kansas City II have conceded in 25 of last 26 home games.
- Sporting Kansas City II have conceded in 24 of last 25 home games (MLS Next Pro).
- Houston have scored in last 11 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Houston have scored in last 6 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Editorial Prediction
- Sporting Kansas City II have lost in 5 of last 6 home games (MLS Next Pro).