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

Match Preview

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

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Emeka Eneli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
27' GOAL! Amine Bassi scores on 27.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Arango argues furiously but the card stands.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
38' Ezequiel Ponce is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
43' Alexandros Katranis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 103 appearances.
45' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Hector Herrera departs to be replaced by Sebastian Kowalczyk.
46' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Bode Davis comes on to replace Javain Brown.
48' Assisted by Hector Herrera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Griffin Dorsey makes no mistake. 2-0!
49' Erik Sviatchenko does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' 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.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Alexandros Katranis.
64' Andrew Brody has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexandros Katranis on 64 minute.
68' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Aliyu is withdrawn and Latif Blessing gets his opportunity.
73' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
75' What a moment for Sebastian Kowalczyk! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
76' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Emeka Eneli by Noel Caliskan on 76 minute.
80' Ezequiel Ponce is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Orrin McKinze Gaines II comes on to replace Ezequiel Ponce.
90' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
It finishes all square. Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 4-1.

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
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Justen Glad	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Diego Luna	2
Ezequiel Ponce	2
Zavier Gozo	2
Corey Baird	1
Mateusz Bogusz	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

1.78 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo54% Draw24% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

46%

Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo37% Draw44% Real Salt Lake19%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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