Thursday , 2 July 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 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

2
5
9
Houston Dynamo 16 games · Avg 2.4 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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Shell Energy Stadium.
  • 1' Magnificent from Diogo Goncalves! That is 18 goals in 372 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 6' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 11' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 16' A goal from the Argentina international Ezequiel Ponce! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-1!
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Forster Ajago, as he is very good at scoring at Shell Energy Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 36' Ariath Piol, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Jimmy Maurer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Tarbell at the 37 minute mark.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 45.
  • 50' GOAL! Diego Luna fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Amine Bassi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Dominik Marczuk has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Wolff to step up.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Ethan Bartlow gets a card.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Braian Ojeda exits the field as Nelson Palacio enters on 68.
  • 73' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Erik Duenas is replacing Nicolas Lodeiro for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 79' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 79 minute. Diego Luna leaves to be changed by Pablo Ruiz.
  • 81' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Franco Escobar exits the field as Daniel Steres enters on 81.
  • 86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ezequiel Ponce on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Anderson Julio 1
Albert Rusnak 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
3 / 4
1.5 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo33% Draw27% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
67%
Houston Dynamo or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo26% Draw43% Real Salt Lake31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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