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Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Thu 31 May 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

9
5
2
Real Salt Lake 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 May Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
19 May Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
13 May D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
06 May Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
28 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
26 May New York City FC H 3–1 W
20 May Chicago Fire FC A 3–2 W
12 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
06 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 W
29 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Houston Dynamo have won 391 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Lundqvist, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Willis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Leonardo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 2-1 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Corey Baird 1
Andrew Brody 1

Head to Head

2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-05-06 Orlando City SC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-05-26 Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo W 2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake50% Draw24% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
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 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
50%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw42% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
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% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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