Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Houston Dynamo
0 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Mon 28 Feb 2022 · 00:00 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Steres 12' Y
Y 17' Ruiz
Y 18' Ruiz
Y 24' Scott Caldwell
Matias Vera 34' Y
Adalberto Carrasquilla 53' Y
Y 59' Erik Holt
Fafa Picault 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at PNC 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
2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
03 Nov Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
31 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Austin FC A 1–2 L
21 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–3 L
17 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
07 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
30 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–4 L
28 Oct FC Dallas A 2–1 W
24 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Steres is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 12.
  • 17' The referee has no hesitation. Ruiz is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 17.
  • 18' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruiz on 18 minutes.
  • 23' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Scott Caldwell on 24.
  • 29' Daniel Steres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Matias Vera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Tate Schmitt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Griffin Dorsey exits the field as Zarek Valentin enters on 46.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 58' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Bobby Wood makes way for Sergio Cordova at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Justin Meram as he leaves the pitch. Maikel Chang Ramirez steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 70' Memo Rodriguez makes way for Carlos Darwin Quintero at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Andrew Brody is withdrawn and Jonathan Menendez gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Fafa Picault is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 68% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo32% Draw32% Real Salt Lake36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
64%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
68%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo22% Draw52% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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