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Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Thu 14 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 20,429 HT 45' · FT 45'
Duane Holmes 49' 1–0
Zavier Gozo 57' 2–0
Zavier Gozo 64' 3–0

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
10 May FC Dallas A 1–3 L
02 May Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
26 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
23 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–2 L
19 Apr San Diego FC H 4–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
11 May Los Angeles FC A 4–1 W
03 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
26 Apr Austin FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr San Diego FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo
#21 Position #19
27 Points 32
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
29 Scored 27
25 Conceded 24
+4 GD +3
1.59 PPG 1.78
47% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Olatunji, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Agustin Bouzat.
  • 49' Duane Holmes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Zavier Gozo doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' Zavier Gozo doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Houston Dynamo

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake51% Draw24% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake37% Draw43% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 13% 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
29%
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
16%

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