Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
0 – 3
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 21,471 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Corey Baird
0–2 29' Daniel Steres
0–3 75' Adalberto Carrasquilla
Maikel Chang 50' Y
Anderson Julio 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Assistant 1 Michael Barwegen (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Claudiu Badea (USA)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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
2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
16 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
13 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
09 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–0 W
01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W
25 Jun Minnesota United FC H 2–2 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W
16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
13 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L
09 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
02 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 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' We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Corey Baird gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' Daniel Steres does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maikel Chang made 280 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' Artur gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Hector Herrera and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Maikel Chang on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Hector Herrera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Luna is hanging Danny Musovski on the field on 60 minute.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anderson Julio on 63.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' The whistle greets Brad Smith as he departs to be replaced by Franco Escobar.
  • 71' Braian Ojeda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jasper Loffelsend on 71 minute.
  • 75' GOAL! Adalberto Carrasquilla scores on 75. Assisted by Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' Houston Dynamo make a change. Sebastian Kowalczyk trudges off to be replaced by Amine Bassi on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Kevon Lambert is replacing Justen Glad for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Adalberto Carrasquilla 1
Alberth Elis 1

Head to Head

2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-07-16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-06-25 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake46% Draw27% Houston Dynamo27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
54%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake34% Draw46% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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