Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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 game is set. FC Dallas kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Bryan Oviedo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Damir Kreilach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 20.
  • 25' FC Dallas seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Arango makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 43.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' 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.
  • 56' GOAL! Paul Arriola fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Marcelo Silva is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 60.
  • 62' Jesus Ferreira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 66' Sam Junqua gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Ema Twumasi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Jasper Loffelsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nelson Palacio on 69 minute.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Jesus Ferreira makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 76' Braian Ojeda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' A change in the FC Dallas ranks — Jesus Ferreira exits the field as Jesus Jimenez enters on 79.
  • 84' Rubio Rubin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Arango at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' Dante Sealy is replacing Jader Obrian for the FC Dallas side.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 1-3 FC Dallas. Honours even.

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
Damir Kreilach 2
Paul Arriola 2
Jonathan Menendez 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
1.58 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw26% FC Dallas40%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Dallas
66%
Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake27% Draw42% FC Dallas31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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