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Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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

3
5
9
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
11 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
05 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L
29 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
26 Jul Philadelphia Union H 1–3 L
22 Jul FC Dallas H 1–1 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
16 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
12 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
29 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D
22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake
#20 Position #24
51 Points 45
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
43 Scored 53
43 Conceded 52
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.32
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ 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)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Joe Willis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Luis Silva, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Philippe Senderos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 1-2 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Justin Meram 1
Braian Ojeda 1

Head to Head

2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2018-07-22 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas D

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-12 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-07-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo30% Draw28% Real Salt Lake42%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
59%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
70%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo23% Draw48% Real Salt Lake29%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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