Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
3 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 29 May 2022 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Roberto Avila
Y 25' Adalberto Carrasquilla

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

9
5
2
Real Salt Lake 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
22 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
15 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
08 May Nashville SC A 0–2 L
30 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 W
24 Apr Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
23 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–0 W
19 May Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
15 May Nashville SC H 2–0 W
07 May D.C. United SC A 0–2 L
30 Apr Austin FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo
#18 Position #22
26 Points 22
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6
26 Scored 19
19 Conceded 23
+7 GD -4
1.86 PPG 1.57
57% Win % 50%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 0% of all matches.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marcelo Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 15' A moment of madness from Roberto Avila on 15 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Adalberto Carrasquilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 29' Bobby Wood is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Corey Baird as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Darwin Quintero steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Darwin Quintero made 275 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Cordova makes it 2-0.
  • 62' 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 Roberto Avila suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Nagamura might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Darwin Ceren. He replaces Matias Vera on 68 minute.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jasper Loeffelsend is replaced by Scott Caldwell on 70 minute.
  • 71' Jefferson Savarino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maikel Chang Ramirez at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Sergio Cordova is withdrawn and Rubio Rubin gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 89 minute. Ruiz leaves to be changed by Nick Besler.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

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

2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC W 2022-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-05-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-05-15 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Nashville SC W 2022-05-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-04-30 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Austin FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake62% Draw23% Houston Dynamo15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
85%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
38%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake43% Draw44% Houston Dynamo13%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 24% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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