Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Roberto Avila is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Adalberto Carrasquilla. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 29' A goal from the USA international Bobby Wood! He fires home on 29 to make it 1-0!
  • 34' It’s high time Paulo Nagamura made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' 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 Fafa Picault suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' USA international Corey Baird has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Carlos Darwin Quintero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corey Baird on 46 minute.
  • 51' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Sergio Cordova makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 67' Carlos Darwin Quintero, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Matias Vera is withdrawn and Darwin Ceren gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Scott Caldwell gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Jasper Loeffelsend and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Maikel Chang Ramirez makes way for Jefferson Savarino at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Sergio Cordova is replaced by Rubio Rubin.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 86' Maikel Chang Ramirez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' Nick Besler is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ruiz at the 89 minute mark.
  • 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 Pablo Mastroeni

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

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

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
2 / 4
1.49 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake53% Draw26% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
47%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake34% Draw49% Houston Dynamo17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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