Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Houston Dynamo
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Franco Escobar 45' Y
Y 45' Bode Davis
Ethan Bartlow 58' Y
Ezequiel Ponce 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Shell Energy 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
2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D
03 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 1–4 L
23 Feb FC Dallas H 1–2 L
20 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
06 Oct St. Louis City A 0–3 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
09 Mar San Diego FC H 1–3 L
01 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb San Jose Earthquakes A 0–4 L
20 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at Shell Energy Stadium as Houston Dynamo face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 1' A goal from the Portugal international Diogo Goncalves! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
  • 6' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 11' Artur has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' GOAL! Ezequiel Ponce scores on 16. Assisted by Jack McGlynn
  • 21' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 26' Emeka Eneli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Jimmy Maurer on, Andrew Tarbell off on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Franco Escobar. He receives a card.
  • 50' A goal from the USA international Diego Luna! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Dominik Marczuk departs to be replaced by Tyler Wolff.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Ethan Bartlow.
  • 63' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 68' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Braian Ojeda has done his job and it is now time for Nelson Palacio to step up.
  • 73' 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.
  • 75' Erik Duenas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Lodeiro at the 75 minute mark.
  • 79' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Diego Luna has done his job and it is now time for Pablo Ruiz to step up.
  • 81' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 81 minute. Franco Escobar leaves to be changed by Daniel Steres.
  • 86' Jack McGlynn, a USA , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Duane Holmes 1
Alberth Elis 1

Head to Head

2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-02-23 Houston Dynamo 1–2 FC Dallas L 2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-10-06 St. Louis City 3–0 Houston Dynamo L

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2025-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–3 San Diego FC L 2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo38% Draw28% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
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 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
62%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo30% Draw45% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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