Houston Shots on Target Stats 2026

Houston Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Houston are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 7 total SOT on average. That puts them 23rd of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Cincinnati, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Houston players hit the most shots on target?

Mateusz Bogusz leads with 12 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 78% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Houston player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Houston's SOT profile look this season?

Houston are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 2.8 for a match-total of 7. That ranks 23rd of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 12.4 shots per game and create 9.1 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Cincinnati, the page weights each Houston attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Houston take 12.4 shots per game and put 4.2 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Houston fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Houston are currently converting 29% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Houston player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	9	12	1.33	78%
Guilherme	attacker	9	10	1.11	67%
Héctor Herrera	midfielder	10	4	0.4	40%
Agustin Resch	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Ezequiel Ponce	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Franco Negri	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Ibrahim Aliyu	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Jack McGlynn	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Felipe Andrade	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Duncan McGuire	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Lucas Halter	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Artur	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Lawrence Ennali	attacker	10	1	0.1	10%
Jonathan Bond	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Diadié Samassékou	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Antônio Carlos	defender	2	0	0	0%
Ondrej Lingr	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Duane Holmes	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Marcelo Saracchi	defender	1	0	0	0%

Houston shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Away	1-0	5	1	6	Lucas Halter (1)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Home	2-1	6	4	10	Mateusz Bogusz (4)
5 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Charlotte	Away	0-0	5	3	8	Guilherme (2)
30 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	SJ Earthquakes	Home	0-0	0	4	4
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	St. Louis City	Away	2-1	4	4	8	Jack McGlynn (1)
20 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps	Away	0-1	5	1	6	Franco Negri (2)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy	Home	1-0	2	0	2	Guilherme (1)
8 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	0-2	7	2	9	Guilherme (3)
2 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC	Away	0-2	4	4	8	Artur (1)
26 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Austin	Home	3-0	4	5	9	Mateusz Bogusz (2)

Houston shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.2
Shots on target against per game: 2.8
Match total shots on target per game: 7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 42 of 45

Houston Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3	50%	50%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	5	100%	100%	67%	17%	17%
Overall	10	4.2	80%	80%	50%	20%	10%

Houston Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	3.25	75%	75%	25%	0%	0%
Away	6	2.5	50%	33%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.8	60%	50%	10%	0%	0%

Houston Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	4	6.25	50%	50%	50%	25%	0%
Away	6	7.5	67%	67%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	7	60%	60%	30%	10%	0%

Houston Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.2	3	5
Total shots / match	12.4	10.25	13.83
Share of shots on target	34%	29%	36%
Goals per shot on target	29%	50%	20%
Shots on target per goal	3.5	2	5
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	50%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	80%	50%	100%
Shots on target over 4.5	50%	25%	67%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	25%	17%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	0%	17%

Houston Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	2.8	3.25	2.5
Shots on target against over 2.5	60%	75%	50%
Shots on target against over 3.5	50%	75%	33%
Shots on target against over 4.5	10%	25%	0%
Shots on target against over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots on target against over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Houston Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	7	6.25	7.5
Match shots on target over 6.5	60%	50%	67%
Match shots on target over 7.5	60%	50%	67%
Match shots on target over 8.5	30%	50%	17%
Match shots on target over 9.5	10%	25%	0%
Match shots on target over 10.5	0%	0%	0%

Houston 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2.5	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	2	75%	25%	0%
Overall	6	2.17	67%	33%	17%

Houston 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	1	25%	0%	0%
Overall	6	1.33	33%	17%	17%

Houston 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	4.5	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	3	75%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	6	3.5	67%	33%	17%	17%

Houston shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-0	5	1	6	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	6	4	10	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-0	5	3	8	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (H)	0-0	0	4	4	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	2-1	4	4	8	3
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (A)	0-1	5	1	6	3
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	1-0	2	0	2	1
8 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	0-2	7	2	9	4
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (A)	0-2	4	4	8	2
26 Jul	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	3-0	4	5	9	8

Major League Soccer shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
2	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
3	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
4	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
5	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
6	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
7	Portland Timbers	25	4.52	6.16	10.68	72%
8	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
9	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
10	Austin	24	4.04	6.29	10.33	79%
11	LA Galaxy	26	5.15	5.12	10.27	73%
12	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
13	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
14	Seattle Sounders	23	4.83	5.26	10.09	65%
15	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
16	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
17	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
18	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
19	Real Salt Lake	24	5.42	4.38	9.79	67%
20	San Diego	24	4.54	5.25	9.79	63%
21	Sporting KC	24	4	5.79	9.79	54%
22	Minnesota United	25	4.92	4.84	9.76	72%
23	Dallas	25	4.72	5	9.72	64%
24	SJ Earthquakes	25	4.96	4.72	9.68	48%
25	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
26	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
27	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
28	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
29	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
30	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
31	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	6.39	2.87	9.26	57%
32	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
33	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
34	Los Angeles FC	26	4.81	4	8.81	54%
35	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
36	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
37	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
38	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
39	St. Louis City	25	4.72	3.76	8.48	44%
40	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
41	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
42	Houston Dynamo	25	4.6	3.6	8.2	44%
43	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
44	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
45	Colorado Rapids	25	4.12	3.96	8.08	40%

Houston shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	24	3.71	4.17	7.88	42%
Vs top half	54	4	4.13	8.13	43%
Vs bottom half	5	5.2	2.4	7.6	20%
Vs bottom six	2	6	1.5	7.5	50%

Houston shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	25	4.6	3.6	8.2	44%
Major League Soccer	2025	34	3.74	4.26	8	38%
Major League Soccer	2024	36	4.89	4.36	9.25	58%

Houston next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 20 Sep 00:30	Cincinnati (home)	11.75	5.96	5.79	11.25	5	6.25
Sun 27 Sep 00:30	Sporting KC (home)	9.79	4	5.79	8.75	3.17	5.58
Sun 11 Oct 00:30	Minnesota (away)	9.76	4.92	4.84	8.08	4.42	3.67

Houston players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	18	24	75%
2	Guilherme	attacker	17	24	71%
3	Jack McGlynn	midfielder	7	18	39%
4	Héctor Herrera	midfielder	7	24	29%
5	Lawrence Ennali	attacker	6	25	24%

Houston players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Guilherme	attacker	9	24	38%
2	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	9	24	38%
3	Franco Negri	defender	1	13	8%
4	Jack McGlynn	midfielder	1	18	6%
5	Ondrej Lingr	midfielder	1	17	6%

Houston players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Guilherme	attacker	3	24	13%
2	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	2	24	8%

Cincinnati shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	3-3	10	4	14	-
9 Sep	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	5-0	0	6	6	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	4-0	8	7	15	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (H)	1-1	9	3	12	8
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	NYCFC (H)	2-1	6	8	14	6
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-1	3	5	8	4
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (H)	4-2	11	2	13	6
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	2-1	5	6	11	7
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	4-3	6	6	12	6