Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' What composure from Justen Glad! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' 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 Maynor Figueroa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tab Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Derrick Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matias Vera.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Damir Kreilach made 288 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' GOAL! Maximiliano Urruti scores on 52.
  • 53' Maximiliano Urruti does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
  • 58' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Matias Vera has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Ceren to step up.
  • 60' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Joe Corona is withdrawn and Boniek Garcia gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 66 minute.
  • 66' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Ariel Lassiter on, Tyler Pasher off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Maikel Chang Ramirez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Urruti departs to be replaced by Carlos Darwin Quintero.
  • 83' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 83 minute. Aaron Herrera leaves to be changed by Andrew Brody.
  • 85' Darwin Ceren was booked on 85.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Albert Rusnak 2
Diego Luna 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Corey Baird 1
Anderson Julio 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
1.45 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake45% Draw27% Houston Dynamo28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
55%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake31% Draw48% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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