Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Panama international Adalberto Carrasquilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 2 goals.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Justen Glad was booked on 45.
  • 46' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Scott Caldwell departs to be replaced by Emeka Eneli.
  • 51' Maikel Chang Ramirez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 56' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 57' Franco Escobar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Maikel Chang Ramirez as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Gomez steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Rubio Rubin has done his job and it is now time for Damir Kreilach to step up.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Daniel Musovski on, Bertin Jacquesson off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 81' The whistle greets Amine Bassi as he departs to be replaced by Nelson Quinones.
  • 83' Bryan Oviedo is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Diego Luna. He replaces Jefferson Savarino on 84 minute.
  • 88' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brad Smith is hanging Franco Escobar on the field on 88 minute.
  • 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
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Tomas Martinez 1
Kyle Beckerman 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
1.1 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo36% Draw31% Real Salt Lake33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
67%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
64%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo24% Draw52% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.9%
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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