FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Assistant 1 Jeremy Kieso
- Assistant 2 Logan Brown
12 games this season
🟨 3.9/game
⚽ 15.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 May | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Apr | Minnesota United FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Apr | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Apr | St. Louis City | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | FC Dallas | A | 1–3 | L |
| 02 May | Portland Timbers | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Apr | Internacional CF Miami | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Apr | San Diego FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 04 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #24 |
| 58 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 10 / 8 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 62 | Scored | 53 |
| 51 | Conceded | 52 |
| +11 | GD | +1 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 47% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
72%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Toyota Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' Nolan Norris is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
- 10' The 23-year-old Sergi Solans has been sensational this season — 10 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 18' A goal from the Colombia international Santiago Moreno! He fires home on 18 to make it 1-0!
- 23' A moment of madness from Osaze Urhoghide on 23 minutes earns him a card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
- 24' Magnificent from Kaick! That is 6 goals in 296 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' Morgan Guilavogui picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' Real Salt Lake have won 436 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Diego Luna. He receives a card.
- 50' FC Dallas seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
- 60' FC Dallas are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 5-4-1 shape.
- 65' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 70' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 80' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 81' The referee calls foul for DeAndre Yedlin. He receives a card.
- 82' DeAndre Yedlin was booked on 82.
- 85' Brilliant from the ! Diego Luna makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 85.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Sarver.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Dallas to claim maximum points.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3
- 17
- 18
- 9
- 10
- 32
- 21
- 30
- 55
- 6
- 14
Bench
- 5
- 25
- 40
- 12
- 8
- 23
- 28
- 16
- 27
Coach
Eric Quill
Real Salt Lake Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 2
- 29
- 6
- 9
- 8
- 26
- 10
- 1
- 92
- 72
- 22
Bench
- 7
- 98
- 31
- 17
- 23
- 27
- 11
- 3
- 39
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 7 |
| Anderson Julio | 5 |
| Diego Luna | 4 |
| Albert Rusnak | 3 |
| Franco Daniel Jara | 3 |
| Damir Kreilach | 2 |
| Petar Musa | 2 |
| Jonathan Menendez | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
47%
FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Dallas win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 16% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 21% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

