Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at BBVA Stadium.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Albert Rusnak has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Mateo Bajamich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' 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 Justin Meram suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Corona is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at BBVA Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Justen Glad.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Ashtone Morgan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Tyler Pasher comes on to replace Mateo Bajamich.
  • 64' Real Salt Lake make a change. Maikel Chang Ramirez trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Menendez on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Tim Parker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 74' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Bobby Wood exits the field as Rubio Rubin enters on 74.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Anderson Julio on, Justin Meram off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' Derrick Jones has so much to prove this time. He replaces Griffin Dorsey on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 85 minute. Griffin Dorsey leaves to be changed by Derrick Jones.
  • 87' Justen Glad catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 87.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Erik Holt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Damir Kreilach makes way for Erik Holt at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Diogo Goncalves 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
0.95 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo29% Draw30% Real Salt Lake41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
59%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
71%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo18% Draw50% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 23% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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