Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
#24 Position #17
45 Points 58
34 Played 34
13 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 16 / 10 / 8
53 Scored 62
52 Conceded 51
+1 GD +11
1.32 PPG 1.71
38% Win % 47%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 22 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 10 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jader Obrian.
  • 26' Jader Obrian has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 36' Brandon Servania has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' Justen Glad adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
  • 49' Nkosi Burgess is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 53' GOAL! Jonathan Menendez fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 54' What a strike from Jonathan Menendez! The score is 3-1.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Kalil ElMedkhar. He replaces Paxton Pomykal on 68 minute.
  • 72' Magnificent from Albert Rusnak! That is 79 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Facundo Quignon is hanging Edwin Cerrillo on the field on 76 minute.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Jesus Ferreira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Nick Besler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruiz on 81 minute.
  • 82' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Besler is hanging Ruiz on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Eddie Munjoma comes on to replace Ema Twumasi.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

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
Albert Rusnak 3
Franco Daniel Jara 3
Damir Kreilach 2
Petar Musa 2
Jonathan Menendez 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
1.9 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake44% Draw23% FC Dallas33%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
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 32%
68%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Dallas
56%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake31% Draw40% FC Dallas29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
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% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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