Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Dallas
Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Arango 43' 1–0
1–1 56' Paul Arriola
1–2 62' Jesus Ferreira pen
1–3 71' Jesus Ferreira
Damir Kreilach 20' Y
Marcelo Silva 60' 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
2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-28 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-24 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep FC Dallas H 1–3 L
17 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
03 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
27 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
16 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Real Salt Lake A 3–1 W
17 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
03 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
31 Aug St. Louis City A 1–2 L
27 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
16 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D

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' We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Dallas needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Dallas winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Magnificent from Cristian Arango! That is 73 goals in 172 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Sam Junqua has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Paul Arriola gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Marcelo Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 62' GOAL! Jesus Ferreira fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 66' Sam Junqua has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ema Twumasi on 66 minute.
  • 69' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Nelson Palacio exits the field as Jasper Loffelsend enters on 69.
  • 71' What composure from Jesus Ferreira! The USA international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Jesus Jimenez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Ferreira at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Cristian Arango is replaced by Rubio Rubin on 84 minute.
  • 86' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Jader Obrian is replaced by Dante Sealy.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-3 FC Dallas.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

FC Dallas Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Ferreira 7
Anderson Julio 5
Franco Daniel Jara 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Jefferson Savarino 2
Marcelo Silva 2
Damir Kreilach 2

Head to Head

2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-28 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-24 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-07-16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls W

FC Dallas Form

2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas W 2023-09-17 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-03 FC Dallas 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas L 2023-08-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-07-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw26% FC Dallas42%
Actual: FC Dallas 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

Real Salt Lake or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Dallas
68%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake26% Draw43% FC Dallas31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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