Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Dallas
Sun 5 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Jader Obrian
Y 26' Jader Obrian
Aaron Herrera 45' Y
Y 49' Nkosi Burgess
Albert Rusnak 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas — MLS at Rio Tinto 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

4
7
7
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep FC Dallas H 3–2 W
30 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–4 L
22 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
15 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
08 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–3 L
30 Aug Austin FC A 5–3 W
22 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
19 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
08 Aug Austin FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake FC Dallas
#27 Position #17
32 Points 47
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 6
40 Scored 50
44 Conceded 42
-4 GD +8
1.19 PPG 1.74
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 18 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 9 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against FC Dallas.
  • 5' FC Dallas looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Petar Musa scoring 2 goals.
  • 10' Jonathan Menendez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 7 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 19' Franco Daniel Jara puts FC Dallas on the lead.
  • 24' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jader Obrian on 25 minutes.
  • 26' Jader Obrian catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 287 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
  • 42' What composure from Justen Glad! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Aaron Herrera on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 49' The referee shows FC Dallas player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 53' What composure from Jonathan Menendez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 54' Jonathan Menendez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' The 27-year-old Noah Powder has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Albert Rusnak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 68' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Paxton Pomykal is withdrawn and Kalil ElMedkhar gets his opportunity.
  • 72' A goal from the Slovakia international Albert Rusnak! He fires home on 72 to make it 4-1!
  • 76' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Edwin Cerrillo is withdrawn and Facundo Quignon gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Goal! Jesus Ferreira scores his 64 goal in 288 matches.
  • 81' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Besler is hanging Ruiz on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Nick Besler steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 87' Eddie Munjoma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ema Twumasi at the 87 minute mark.
  • FC Dallas will have plenty to reflect on. Real Salt Lake were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Ferreira 7
Anderson Julio 5
Diego Luna 4
Franco Daniel Jara 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Jonathan Menendez 2
Alan Velasco 2
Paxton Pomykal 2

Head to Head

2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake L

FC Dallas Form

2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas L 2021-08-30 Austin FC 3–5 FC Dallas W 2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.89 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas 77% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake43% Draw23% FC Dallas34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Dallas
57%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw39% FC Dallas31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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