Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
1 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Everton Luiz
Y 14' Kyle Beckerman
Y 27' Aaron Herrera
Kevin Garcia 30' Y
Matias Vera 31' Y
Matias Vera 81' R
Matias Vera 82' R
Y 90' Sam Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee

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

3
5
9
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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
02 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
28 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 2–3 L
13 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–4 L
09 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
11 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 2–4 L
05 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
02 Nov Los Angeles FC A 3–2 W
21 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
19 Oct New England Revolution H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake
#20 Position #27
44 Points 32
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
34 Scored 40
32 Conceded 44
+2 GD -4
1.63 PPG 1.19
48% Win % 33%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ 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)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Maynor Figueroa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Everton Luiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 14' Kyle Beckerman was booked on 14.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Sam Johnson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
  • 30' Kevin Garcia is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 31' Matias Vera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alejandro Fuenmayor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 40' GOAL! Albert Rusnak fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' The whistle greets Tomas Martinez as he departs to be replaced by Thomas McNamara.
  • 57' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Mauro Manotas doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird is replaced by Sam Johnson.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Memo Rodriguez. He replaces Romell Quioto on 76 minute.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Joao Plata. He replaces Jefferson Savarino on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Red card on 81.
  • 82' That is a Red card for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 89' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Mauro Manotas has done his job and it is now time for Marlon Hairston to step up.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Amine Bassi 1
Mauro Manotas 1

Head to Head

2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-09-30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-19 Real Salt Lake 4–1 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 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 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo40% Draw27% Real Salt Lake33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
68%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
60%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo31% Draw44% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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