Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#18 Position #19
26 Points 25
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 4
26 Scored 30
19 Conceded 22
+7 GD +8
1.86 PPG 1.67
57% Win % 47%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, FC Dallas does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paxton Pomykal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Menendez, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Edwin Cerrillo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 19' Franco Daniel Jara adds to his 0 season tally! FC Dallas lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Matt Hedges has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' A moment of madness from Jader Obrian on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jader Obrian.
  • 31' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' What a moment for Justen Glad! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Aaron Herrera. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nkosi Burgess on 49.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Jonathan Menendez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' What composure from Jonathan Menendez! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 59' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Paxton Pomykal is replaced by Kalil ElMedkhar on 68 minute.
  • 72' The Slovakia Albert Rusnak breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 4-1!
  • 76' Another change for FC Dallas made on 76 minute. Edwin Cerrillo leaves to be changed by Facundo Quignon.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Jesus Ferreira gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Nick Besler comes on to replace Ruiz.
  • 82' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Ruiz by Nick Besler on 82 minute.
  • 87' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eddie Munjoma is hanging Ema Twumasi on the field on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum 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 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Franco Daniel Jara 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
2.02 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake46% Draw23% FC Dallas31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Dallas
54%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw39% FC Dallas27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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