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 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

12% Clean Sheets
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' And we are off! FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Rubio Rubin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Franco Daniel Jara.
29' international Ruiz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' Franco Daniel Jara doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' Franco Daniel Jara adds to his 0 season tally! FC Dallas lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jader Obrian made 300 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
53' David Ochoa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' The 37-year-old Marcelo Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
64' Matheus Bressan gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Jose Martinez and will look to change the dynamic.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matheus Bressan.
72' FC Dallas make a change. Freddy Vargas trudges off to be replaced by Paxton Pomykal on 72 minutes.
73' Paxton Pomykal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Freddy Vargas on 73 minute.
78' 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.
79' Anderson Julio makes way for Justin Meram at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
81' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Douglas Martinez comes on to replace Rubio Rubin.
84' The USA Ryan Hollingshead breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 3-1!
86' GOAL! Damir Kreilach scores on 86.
87' Jader Obrian makes way for Szabolcs Schon at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
88' The whistle greets Andrew Brody as he departs to be replaced by Donny Toia.
89' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justen Glad gets a Yellow card.
89' The supporters are chanting for Erik Holt. He replaces Ruiz on 89 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Aaron Herrera on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
It finishes all square. FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 2-2.

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
Paul Arriola	2
Jefferson Savarino	2
Marcelo Silva	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

1.79 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Dallas45% Draw25% Real Salt Lake30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

70%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

55%

FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas33% Draw42% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap	FC Dallas covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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