Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 29 Sep 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Jefferson Savarino 29' Y
Y 87' Thomas McNamara

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere

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
2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 L
21 Sep New England Revolution A 0–0 D
15 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
12 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
01 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
26 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
  • 1' A stunning finish from Corey Baird — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 6' The 31-year-old Niko Hansen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 11' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 16' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aljaz Struna made 283 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' Damir Kreilach, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jefferson Savarino.
  • 32' Tomas Martinez adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' It’s high time Freddy Juarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Mauro Manotas by Christian Ramirez on 62 minute.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Sebastian Saucedo comes on to replace Damir Kreilach.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Jefferson Savarino is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 77' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Tomas Martinez by Memo Rodriguez on 77 minute.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Niko Hansen. He replaces Thomas McNamara on 87 minute.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Thomas McNamara. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Sebastian Kowalczyk 1
Kyle Beckerman 1

Head to Head

2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-21 New England Revolution 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-09-12 Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake50% Draw26% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake33% Draw47% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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