Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Houston Dynamo
0 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 1 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Justen Glad
R 87' Justen Glad
Y 90' Erik Holt
Y 90' Albert Rusnak

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

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
2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
25 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
08 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
04 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
27 Jun Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
25 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
22 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
18 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–0 W
04 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L

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' We are underway at BBVA Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at BBVA Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Sam Junqua is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Memo Rodriguez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Teenage Hadebe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Justen Glad on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tab Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 62' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Pasher is hanging Mateo Bajamich on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Jonathan Menendez on 64 minute.
  • 69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darwin Ceren is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Rubio Rubin comes on to replace Bobby Wood.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram is replaced by Anderson Julio.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' Derrick Jones is replacing Griffin Dorsey for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Derrick Jones on, Griffin Dorsey off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Justen Glad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Holt.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Damir Kreilach is replaced by Erik Holt on 90 minute.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Daniel Steres 1
Kyle Beckerman 1

Head to Head

2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo35% Draw31% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
65%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
65%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo23% Draw51% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.9%
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%

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% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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