Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
5
9
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#20 Position #24
51 Points 45
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
43 Scored 53
43 Conceded 52
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.32
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Justen Glad.
  • 46' Scott Caldwell makes way for Emeka Eneli at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Franco Escobar will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' Carlos Gomez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maikel Chang Ramirez at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Damir Kreilach gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Rubio Rubin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Bertin Jacquesson is withdrawn and Daniel Musovski gets his opportunity.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Damir Kreilach made 300 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Amine Bassi as he leaves the pitch. Nelson Quinones steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Bryan Oviedo on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Diego Luna. He replaces Jefferson Savarino on 84 minute.
  • 88' The whistle greets Franco Escobar as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
  • 90' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Justin Meram 1
Braian Ojeda 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
1.14 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo42% Draw32% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
74%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
58%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo27% Draw55% Real Salt Lake18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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