Houston Shots on Target Stats 2026

Houston Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Houston are averaging 3.7 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 8.3 total SOT on average. That puts them 24th 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 Minnesota, and a full match-by-match log.

Houston Shots on Target Questions

Which Houston players hit the most shots on target?

Mateusz Bogusz leads with 11 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1.1/g, 80% 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 3.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.6 for a match-total of 8.3. That ranks 24th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 13.3 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 Minnesota, 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 13.3 shots per game and put 3.7 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 32% 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	10	11	1.1	80%
Guilherme	attacker	9	9	1	67%
Jack McGlynn	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Agustin Resch	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Héctor Herrera	midfielder	9	3	0.33	33%
Lyle Foster	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Artur	midfielder	10	2	0.2	20%
Antônio Carlos	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Ibrahim Aliyu	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Felipe Andrade	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Franco Negri	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Lucas Halter	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Lawrence Ennali	attacker	10	1	0.1	10%
Jonathan Bond	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Diadié Samassékou	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Duncan McGuire	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Marcelo Saracchi	defender	1	0	0	0%
Nick Markanich	attacker	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
18 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Dallas	Home	2-2	3	6	9	Artur (1)
15 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	San Diego	Away	3-3	3	6	9	Guilherme (2)
11 Oct 2026	Major League Soccer	Minnesota United	Away	2-2	6	6	12	Artur (1)
27 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC	Home	0-2	3	4	7	Antônio Carlos (1)
20 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Home	2-2	2	8	10	Mateusz Bogusz (1)
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)

Houston shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.7
Shots on target against per game: 4.6
Match total shots on target per game: 8.3
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 28 of 30

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	5	2.8	60%	20%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	4.6	100%	80%	60%	20%	0%
Overall	10	3.7	80%	50%	40%	20%	0%

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	5	5.2	100%	100%	40%	40%	20%
Away	5	4	80%	60%	40%	40%	0%
Overall	10	4.6	90%	80%	40%	40%	10%

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	5	8	80%	60%	60%	40%	0%
Away	5	8.6	80%	80%	40%	20%	20%
Overall	10	8.3	80%	70%	50%	30%	10%

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

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.7	2.8	4.6
Total shots / match	13.3	12.2	14.4
Share of shots on target	28%	23%	32%
Goals per shot on target	32%	43%	26%
Shots on target per goal	3.1	2.3	3.8
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	60%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	20%	60%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

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	4.6	5.2	4
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	100%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	100%	60%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	20%	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	8.3	8	8.6
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	80%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	50%	60%	40%
Match shots on target over 9.5	30%	40%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	10%	0%	20%

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
18 Oct	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	2-2	3	6	9	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	San Diego (A)	3-3	3	6	9	-
11 Oct	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (A)	2-2	6	6	12	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	0-2	3	4	7	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (H)	2-2	2	8	10	-
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

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	Orlando City	30	5.1	6.63	11.73	70%
2	Cincinnati	29	6	5.48	11.48	76%
3	Inter Miami	30	6.17	4.53	10.7	67%
4	Charlotte	30	4.8	5.9	10.7	70%
5	Austin	30	4.07	6.37	10.43	73%
6	LA Galaxy	31	5.39	5.03	10.42	74%
7	New York RB	30	4.87	5.47	10.33	67%
8	Portland Timbers	30	4.47	5.87	10.33	67%
9	San Diego	30	4.6	5.63	10.23	70%
10	Sporting KC	30	4.2	6.03	10.23	60%
11	Seattle Sounders	30	5.1	5.1	10.2	67%
12	New England	30	4.87	5.3	10.17	70%
13	Minnesota United	30	4.97	5	9.97	73%
14	SJ Earthquakes	30	4.93	4.93	9.87	53%
15	DC United	29	4.41	5.41	9.83	62%
16	Toronto	30	4.43	5.3	9.73	60%
17	Real Salt Lake	30	5.37	4.3	9.67	70%
18	Chicago Fire	30	5.23	4.4	9.63	60%
19	Dallas	30	4.67	4.97	9.63	63%
20	CF Montréal	30	4.73	4.87	9.6	67%
21	New York City	30	4.6	4.77	9.37	63%
22	Columbus Crew	30	4.57	4.7	9.27	60%
23	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	5.87	3.3	9.17	53%
24	Philadelphia Union	30	5.37	3.63	9	53%
25	St. Louis City	30	5	3.97	8.97	50%
26	Los Angeles FC	31	4.77	4.1	8.87	52%
27	Nashville SC	30	5.3	3.5	8.8	57%
28	Houston Dynamo	30	4.4	4	8.4	50%
29	Colorado Rapids	30	4.27	4.03	8.3	43%
30	Atlanta United	30	4.07	4.1	8.17	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	28	3.86	4.07	7.93	43%
Vs top half	64	4.05	4.14	8.19	44%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

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	30	4.4	4	8.4	50%
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 25 Oct 00:30	Minnesota (home)	9.97	4.97	5	10.87	4.93	5.93
Thu 29 Oct 02:30	Seattle (away)	10.2	5.1	5.1	10.67	5.67	5
Mon 2 Nov 02:45	Portland (away)	10.33	4.47	5.87	9.07	4.73	4.33

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	22	29	76%
2	Guilherme	attacker	21	29	72%
3	Héctor Herrera	midfielder	9	28	32%
4	Jack McGlynn	midfielder	7	18	39%
5	Agustín Bouzat	midfielder	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	10	29	34%
2	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	9	29	31%
3	Franco Negri	defender	1	18	6%
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	29	10%
2	Mateusz Bogusz	midfielder	2	29	7%

Minnesota 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
17 Oct	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	3-2	11	6	17	-
15 Oct	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	2-2	2	4	6	-
11 Oct	Major League Soccer	Houston (H)	2-2	6	6	12	-
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	3-1	2	8	10	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	2-3	5	5	10	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (A)	4-2	3	8	11	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	1-2	2	6	8	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Portland (A)	5-4	8	5	13	-
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-3	9	5	14	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	1-5	7	6	13	8