FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

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Real Salt Lake

Thu 28 Oct 2021 · 00:00 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Franco Daniel Jara 57' Y

Overview

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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

2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas 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

Recent Form

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
24 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
21 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–3	L
03 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
30 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
26 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
24 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
30 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
26 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–6	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
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' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The deadlock is broken! Matt Hedges gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Maikel Chang Ramirez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
30' The 33-year-old Jose Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jader Obrian, as he is very good at scoring at Toyota Stadium with 9 goals in the last 9 games.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
50' Albert Rusnak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 78 goals in his last 299 appearances.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Franco Daniel Jara.
61' Justin Meram is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bobby Wood at the 61 minute mark.
66' Another change for FC Dallas made on 66 minute. Szabolcs Schon leaves to be changed by Paxton Pomykal.
71' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Andrew Brody to step up.
75' A change in the FC Dallas ranks — Jader Obrian exits the field as Andres Ricaurte enters on 75.
80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Damir Kreilach makes it 1-1.
81' The whistle greets Nick Besler as he departs to be replaced by Rubio Rubin.
82' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ricardo Pepi is hanging Franco Daniel Jara on the field on 82 minute.
87' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' Albert Rusnak does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

24
Matt Hedges
12
Ryan Hollingshead
20
Jimmy Maurer
9
Jesus Ferreira
18
Brandon Servania
6
Edwin Cerrillo
7
Jader Obrian ↓ Andres Ricaurte 75'
3
Jose Martinez
29
Franco Daniel Jara ↓ Ricardo Pepi 82'
11
Szabolcs Schon ↓ Paxton Pomykal 66'
32
Justin Che

Bench

Coach Marco Ferruzzi

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

7
Bobby Wood ↓ Anderson Julio 61'
8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
22
Aaron Herrera
13
Nick Besler ↓ Rubio Rubin 81'
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Justin Meram 74'
1
David Ochoa
20
Erik Holt
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Andrew Brody 74'
25
Everton

Bench

2
Andrew Brody ↑ 74'
3
Ashtone Morgan
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↑ 74'
43
Justin Portillo
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 61'
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 81'
6
Ruiz
4
Donny Toia

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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

2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-10-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-10-21 FC Dallas 2–3 Los Angeles FC L 2021-10-03 FC Dallas 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2021-09-30 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas L

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Dallas38% Draw26% Real Salt Lake36%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

65%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

62%

FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Dallas31% Draw43% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

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%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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