Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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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 .

Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#22	Position	#18
22	Points	26
14	Played	14
7 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
19	Scored	26
23	Conceded	19
-4	GD	+7
1.57	PPG	1.86
50%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
5' The 34-year-old Joao Plata has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nedum Onuoha suffering a number of foals already.
11' Everton Luiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyle Beckerman.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marlon Hairston is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera on 27 minutes.
30' The referee calls foul for Kevin Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
31' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera will be fuming at that decision.
36' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' The Slovakia Albert Rusnak breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 0-1!
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
52' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Tomas Martinez departs to be replaced by Thomas McNamara.
57' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
62' Brilliant from the ! Mauro Manotas makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 62.
67' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird is replaced by Sam Johnson.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
76' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Romell Quioto exits the field as Memo Rodriguez enters on 76.
78' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Jefferson Savarino departs to be replaced by Joao Plata.
81' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Matias Vera gets a Red card.
82' Houston Dynamo player sees a Red card in front of him.
87' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Mauro Manotas exits the field as Marlon Hairston enters on 89.
90' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Sam Johnson will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Justen Glad	2
Diego Luna	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Ezequiel Ponce	2
Zavier Gozo	2
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Braian Ojeda	1
Luis Silva	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.51 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo34% Draw26% Real Salt Lake40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

60%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

66%

Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo26% Draw42% Real Salt Lake32%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

Real Salt Lake Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Clean Sheet