Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

4 – 1

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 15 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Steres 24' Y

Y 29' Cristian Arango

Ezequiel Ponce 38' Y

Y 64' Alexandros Katranis

Y 90' Justen Glad

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	W
08 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
01 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Toronto FC	H	0–1	L
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–3	W
18 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L
01 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W
25 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–2	L
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	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' The wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at Shell Energy Stadium.
5' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristian Arango made 172 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
24' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 24.
27' The Morocco Amine Bassi breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-0!
29' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 29.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Ezequiel Ponce gets a card.
43' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Sebastian Kowalczyk is replacing Hector Herrera for the Houston Dynamo side.
46' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 46 minute. Javain Brown leaves to be changed by Bode Davis.
48' A goal from the USA international Griffin Dorsey! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
49' GOAL! Erik Sviatchenko scores on 49.
54' Philip Quinton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Alexandros Katranis gets a card.
64' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Andrew Brody comes on to replace Alexandros Katranis.
68' Latif Blessing has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu on 68 minute.
73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' A stunning finish from Sebastian Kowalczyk — that came from absolutely nowhere!
76' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Noel Caliskan on, Emeka Eneli off on 76 minutes.
80' Ezequiel Ponce doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
85' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 2 goals.
88' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Orrin McKinze Gaines II on, Ezequiel Ponce off on 88 minutes.
90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Houston Dynamo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Sebastian Ferreira 88'
16
Hector Herrera ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 45'
5
Daniel Steres
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Orrin McKinze Gaines II 88'
6
Artur ↓ Brooklyn Raines 88'
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Latif Blessing 68'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Diogo Goncalves
9
Cristian Arango
17
Lachlan Brook ↓ Anderson Julio 64'
15
Justen Glad
98
Alexandros Katranis ↓ Andrew Brody 64'
6
Braian Ojeda
91
Javain Brown ↓ Bode Davis 46'
26
Philip Quinton
35
Gavin Beavers
8
Diego Luna ↓ Dominik Marczuk 76'
14
Emeka Eneli ↓ Noel Caliskan 76'

Bench

2
Andrew Brody ↑ 64'
18
Zac MacMath
4
Brayan Vera
16
Maikel Chang
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 64'
19
Bode Davis ↑ 46'
92
Noel Caliskan ↑ 76'
25
Matt Crooks
11
Dominik Marczuk ↑ 76'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2024-09-08 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2024-09-01 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-08-25 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Toronto FC L 2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo W 2024-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Houston Dynamo W

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2024-09-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New England Revolution W 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2024-07-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.44 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo48% Draw24% Real Salt Lake28%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

73%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

52%

Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo32% Draw43% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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