Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
0 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 7 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Justen Glad
Franco Escobar 57' Y
Y 83' Bryan Oviedo
Nelson Quinones 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
2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
23 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
15 Apr New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
02 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
26 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
30 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
23 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
16 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
09 Apr Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
01 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–4 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PNC Stadium!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact 4-4-2.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 2 goals.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' 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 Bertin Jacquesson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Hector Herrera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Justen Glad was booked on 45.
  • 46' Emeka Eneli is replacing Scott Caldwell for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 51' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 56' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' Franco Escobar is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 62 minute. Maikel Chang Ramirez leaves to be changed by Carlos Gomez.
  • 67' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 69' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Rubio Rubin departs to be replaced by Damir Kreilach.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Musovski is hanging Bertin Jacquesson on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Nelson Quinones gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Amine Bassi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Oviedo on 83.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Diego Luna comes on to replace Jefferson Savarino.
  • 88' Houston Dynamo make a change. Franco Escobar trudges off to be replaced by Brad Smith on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nelson Quinones on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Anderson Julio 1
Albert Rusnak 1

Head to Head

2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-04-15 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-03-26 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-04-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo42% Draw31% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
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
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
58%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo29% Draw52% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
13%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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