FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- FC Dallas 18 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Frank Anderson
- Referee Jeremy Hanson
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee Ramy Touchan
- Referee Kevin Broadley
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | Minnesota United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Jul | D.C. United SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Jun | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul | FC Dallas | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Jul | Minnesota United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 4–0 | W |
| 07 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #21 |
| 27 | Points | 27 |
| 18 | Played | 17 |
| 7 / 6 / 5 | W / D / L | 8 / 3 / 6 |
| 32 | Scored | 29 |
| 25 | Conceded | 25 |
| +7 | GD | +4 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 1.59 |
| 39% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
71%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 13 G | 2 A |
| Logan Farrington | 6 G | 2 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
| Sergi Solans | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Dallas is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' 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.
- 15' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Nick Besler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 30' Everton Luiz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' Reggie Cannon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 45' The 28-year-old Reggie Cannon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 284 games and scored 413 goals.
- 58' FC Dallas make a change. Brandon Servania trudges off to be replaced by Paxton Pomykal on 58 minutes.
- 63' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 67' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 69' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Edwin Gyasi on, Santiago Mosquera off on 69 minutes.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 78' Brooks Lennon gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Sebastian Saucedo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 83' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 85' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Zdenek Ondrasek comes on to replace Dominique Badji.
- 88' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Corey Baird departs to be replaced by Nick Besler.
- 90' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Jefferson Savarino by Tate Schmitt on 90 minute.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Everton Luiz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- It finishes all square. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 0-0.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
-
11
Santiago Mosquera ↓ Edwin Gyasi 69'
- 3
- 1
- 24
- 21
- 2
- 12
- 27
- 14
- 18
Bench
- 4
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↑ 58'
- 15
- 30
- 29
-
7
Edwin Gyasi ↑ 69'
-
13
Zdenek Ondrasek ↑ 85'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 8
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 30
- 7
- 22
-
17
Corey Baird ↓ Nick Besler 88'
- 23
- 4
Bench
- 10
-
12
Brooks Lennon ↑ 78'
-
13
Nick Besler ↑ 88'
- 51
- 19
- 20
-
21
Tate Schmitt ↑ 90'
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 7 |
| Anderson Julio | 5 |
| Franco Daniel Jara | 3 |
| Diego Luna | 3 |
| Albert Rusnak | 3 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 2 |
| Marcelo Silva | 2 |
| Damir Kreilach | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
56%
FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 22% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 16% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
25%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.