Saturday , 14 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
1 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 27 Jun 2021 · 00:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Matias Vera
Y 66' Maximiliano Urruti
Y 85' Darwin Ceren

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
5
3
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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
27 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
24 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
19 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
30 May Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
23 May FC Dallas A 2–2 D
16 May Nashville SC H 0–0 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
24 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
20 Jun Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
30 May Sporting Kansas City A 2–3 L
23 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
16 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo
#24 Position #20
45 Points 51
34 Played 34
13 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 11
53 Scored 43
52 Conceded 43
+1 GD +0
1.32 PPG 1.50
38% Win % 41%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 11' Against the run of play, Justen Glad has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 295 games and scored 407 goals.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Memo Rodriguez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Matias Vera was booked on 42.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' What composure from Maximiliano Urruti! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 53' Maximiliano Urruti is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Matias Vera as he leaves the pitch. Darwin Ceren steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 60' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 60 minute. Joe Corona leaves to be changed by Boniek Garcia.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maikel Chang Ramirez made 300 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 66 minute.
  • 66' Maximiliano Urruti picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 74 minute. Tyler Pasher leaves to be changed by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 79' Adam Lundqvist, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Darwin Quintero. He replaces Maximiliano Urruti on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Aaron Herrera by Andrew Brody on 83 minute.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Darwin Ceren. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Guilherme scoring 1 goals.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Justen Glad 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Saba Lobzhanidze 1
Luis Silva 1

Head to Head

2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo 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

2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake47% Draw27% Houston Dynamo26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
74%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
53%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake32% Draw47% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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