Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
7
6
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.9 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
#21 Position #20
27 Points 27
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
29 Scored 32
25 Conceded 25
+4 GD +7
1.59 PPG 1.50
47% Win % 39%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% 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 21st (27 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The travelling FC Dallas supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Dallas's shape.
  • 19' Franco Daniel Jara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' 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.
  • 25' A moment of madness from Jader Obrian on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • 26' That is a Yellow card for FC Dallas. Jader Obrian will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' The 30-year-old Rubio Rubin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Justen Glad makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' Poor challenge from Aaron Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nkosi Burgess.
  • 53' Jonathan Menendez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
  • 54' Against the run of play, Jonathan Menendez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Brandon Servania, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Albert Rusnak is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Paxton Pomykal is replaced by Kalil ElMedkhar on 68 minute.
  • 72' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 4-1.
  • 76' FC Dallas make a change. Edwin Cerrillo trudges off to be replaced by Facundo Quignon on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jesus Ferreira makes it 4-2.
  • 81' Ruiz makes way for Nick Besler at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Ruiz on 82 minute.
  • 87' Eddie Munjoma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ema Twumasi on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

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
Franco Daniel Jara 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Paul Arriola 2
Jonathan Menendez 2
Alan Velasco 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
1.92 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake45% Draw23% FC Dallas32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Dallas
55%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw40% FC Dallas28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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