FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

FC Dallas

2 – 2

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 23 May 2021 · 00:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Franco Daniel Jara 24' Y

Andres Ricaurte 24' Y

Matheus Bressan 69' Y

Y 89' Justen Glad

Y 90' Aaron Herrera

Y 90' Albert Rusnak

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Toyota Stadium.

FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

FC Dallas 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas 2018-07-08 Real Salt Lake 2–0 FC Dallas

Recent Form

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
16 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
02 May	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
24 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–3	L
18 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D
16 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L
01 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
08 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

FC Dallas		Real Salt Lake
#17	Position	#27
47	Points	32
27	Played	27
13 / 8 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
50	Scored	40
42	Conceded	44
+8	GD	-4
1.74	PPG	1.19
48%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas

0-15

4/5

16-30

8/6

31-45

10/7

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/7

76+

11/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Dallas

Petar Musa	18 G	5 A
Logan Farrington	9 G	3 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. FC Dallas get us underway at Toyota Stadium.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Ruiz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 287 appearances.
20' The deadlock is broken! Rubio Rubin gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Franco Daniel Jara.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Franco Daniel Jara doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' Franco Daniel Jara makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Dallas are in front.
48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
53' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
58' 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.
63' Justin Meram has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
64' The supporters are chanting for Matheus Bressan. He replaces Jose Martinez on 64 minute.
69' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Matheus Bressan gets a Yellow card.
72' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. Freddy Vargas departs to be replaced by Paxton Pomykal.
73' Paxton Pomykal gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Freddy Vargas and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The 33-year-old Jose Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
79' Justin Meram has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anderson Julio on 79 minute.
81' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Rubio Rubin by Douglas Martinez on 81 minute.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Hollingshead makes no mistake. 3-1!
86' What a strike from Damir Kreilach! The score is 3-2.
87' The supporters are chanting for Szabolcs Schon. He replaces Jader Obrian on 87 minute.
88' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Andrew Brody is replaced by Donny Toia on 88 minute.
89' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 89.
89' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Ruiz is replaced by Erik Holt on 89 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jesus Ferreira	7
Anderson Julio	5
Diego Luna	4
Franco Daniel Jara	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Marcelo Silva	2
Damir Kreilach	2
Petar Musa	2

Head to Head

FC Dallas Form

2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Minnesota United FC 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.44 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Dallas46% Draw25% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

71%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

54%

FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas35% Draw42% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap	FC Dallas covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.