Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
5
9
Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 2.4 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
#19 Position #21
32 Points 27
18 Played 17
10 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
27 Scored 29
24 Conceded 25
+3 GD +4
1.78 PPG 1.59
56% Win % 47%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Houston Dynamo gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 11' A moment of madness from Everton Luiz on 11 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 14' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' Corey Baird is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
  • 30' Kevin Garcia is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matias Vera on 31.
  • 36' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Albert Rusnak doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Thomas McNamara on, Tomas Martinez off on 52 minutes.
  • 57' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Marcelo Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Mauro Manotas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird is replaced by Sam Johnson.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Memo Rodriguez. He replaces Romell Quioto on 76 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Joao Plata on, Jefferson Savarino off on 78 minutes.
  • 81' That is a Red card for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Matias Vera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 82.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Marlon Hairston. He replaces Mauro Manotas on 89 minute.
  • 90' Sam Johnson was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Justin Meram 1
Amine Bassi 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
1.66 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo39% Draw27% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
61%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo30% Draw43% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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