FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Jason White
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Ted Unkel
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
- 15' Nick Rimando is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
- 20' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Stephen Sunday has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 30' Damir Kreilach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 40' FC Dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Plata suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maynor Figueroa made 300 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 65' 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.
- 70' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 75' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
- 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
- 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 24
- 37
- 21
- 2
- 31
- 14
- 15
-
10
Mauro Diaz ↓ Roland Lamah 68'
Bench
-
20
Roland Lamah ↑ 68'
- 13
- 8
-
12
Ryan Hollingshead ↑ 79'
-
9
Cristian Colman ↑ 63'
- 30
- 32
Coach
Óscar Pareja
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Damir Kreilach ↓ Stephen Sunday 78'
- 26
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 11
- 10
- 30
- 7
-
17
Demar Phillips ↓ Danny Acosta 77'
- 20
Bench
- 16
-
8
Stephen Sunday ↑ 78'
- 23
-
25
Danny Acosta ↑ 77'
-
4
David Horst ↑ 84'
- 19
- 1
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 7 |
| Anderson Julio | 5 |
| Diego Luna | 4 |
| Franco Daniel Jara | 3 |
| Albert Rusnak | 3 |
| Petar Musa | 2 |
| Jonathan Menendez | 2 |
| Alan Velasco | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.51
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake 72% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
71%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
57%
FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 21% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

