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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
5
3
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#27 Position #20
32 Points 44
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
40 Scored 34
44 Conceded 32
-4 GD +2
1.19 PPG 1.63
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome Houston Dynamo for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 287 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilmer Cabrera will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Alberth Elis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 45' The 47-year-old Nick Rimando has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Romell Quioto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' Eric Alexander has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Houston Dynamo

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
Justen Glad 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Ibrahim Aliyu 1
Willy Agada 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
1.73 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake48% Draw25% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
52%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake34% Draw44% Houston Dynamo22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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