HOUSTON (April 25, 2026) – The undefeated Houston Dynamo 2 continue a Club-record 10-match road trip on Sunday, April 26, traveling to face Sporting Kansas City II at Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village, with kickoff scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT.
The match marks the first of three regular season matchups between the two sides this year, and fans can follow the action live via MLSNEXTPro.com and OneFootball.
Dos leads the all-time series versus SKC II with a 6-3-1 (WLD) record. Their most recent win at Kansas came in August 2025 in a 3-1 road victory, including a goal from attacker Mattheo Dimareli.
Dynamo 2 enter Sunday’s match on a six-game unbeaten streak to start the season, under **March’s MLS NEXT Pro Coach of the Month**, Jeremy Hurdle, scoring 15 goals while leading the league with five clean sheets. The team sits second in the Western Conference with 17 points and a 5-0-1 (WLD) record, and they remain the only team in the league to have conceded just one goal (a penalty) in 2026 and none from open play. Additionally, Houston has totaled 26 goal contributions this season, with 12 different players already finding the back of the net.
Dynamo 2 most recently secured a 1-0 shutout road victory against Real Monarchs at Zions Bank Stadium behind forward Jahmani “JJ” Bell’s second goal of the season and a seven-save performance from goalkeeper Pedro Cruz, which earned him MLS NEXT Pro Player of Matchday 7 honors. Notably, the 22-year-old Brazilian leads the league with four cleans sheets.
The match also saw defender Eiji Hata make his first professional start, while forward Alan Martins made his professional debut in the 59th minute after signing on loan with Dynamo 2 from Comercial Futebol Clube Tietê in February.
Kansas City II enters Sunday’s fixture with one victory in their last five matches, most recently earning a 3-2 home victory versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on April 19. Missael Rodriguez, Kashan Hines and Zamir Loyo Reynaga were the three goal scorers that night. The team currently sits 12th in the Western Conference with six points and a 1-5-2 (WLD) record.
Last week, the Houston Dynamo announced the signing of Dimareli to an MLS NEXT Pro contract through June 2027. The 16-year-old attacker will then join the first team on an MLS contract as a Homegrown Player starting in July 2027. Notably, the Cy-Fair (Houston) native is the 21st Dynamo Academy product to sign a Homegrown contract with the first team and the 10th signed by President of Soccer Pat Onstad since he took charge of soccer operations in February 2022. Additionally, Dimareli is the 12th Dynamo Academy product to sign a professional contract with Dynamo 2.
Houston next travels to face Colorado Rapids 2 on Sunday, May 3, at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT.
