Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #27
44 Points 32
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
34 Scored 40
32 Conceded 44
+2 GD -4
1.63 PPG 1.19
48% Win % 33%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Shell Energy Stadium that hosts another battle between Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake.
  • 1' Goal! Diogo Goncalves scores his 18 goal in 374 matches.
  • 6' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 11' Rafael Cabral, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 16' What a strike from Ezequiel Ponce! The score is 1-1.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Junqua made 283 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Andrew Tarbell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jimmy Maurer is hanging Andrew Tarbell on the field on 37 minute.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Franco Escobar.
  • 50' Diego Luna puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
  • 55' Nelson Palacio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Dominik Marczuk is replaced by Tyler Wolff on 57 minute.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Ethan Bartlow. He receives a card.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Nelson Palacio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Braian Ojeda on 68 minute.
  • 73' The 27-year-old Brayan Vera has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Nicolas Lodeiro exits the field as Erik Duenas enters on 75.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Pablo Ruiz comes on to replace Diego Luna.
  • 81' Daniel Steres is replacing Franco Escobar for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Shell Energy Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ezequiel Ponce.
  • Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
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

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
1.59 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo40% Draw28% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
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
67%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
60%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo31% Draw45% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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