Sunday , 16 August 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)
4 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #19
27 Points 32
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
29 Scored 27
25 Conceded 24
+4 GD +3
1.59 PPG 1.78
47% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
  • 5' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 9' A stunning finish from Corey Baird — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 14' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' Against the run of play, Daniel Steres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' Ethan Bartlow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nelson Palacio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 46' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Hector Herrera is withdrawn and Artur gets his opportunity.
  • 50' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' The whistle greets Danny Musovski as he departs to be replaced by Diego Luna.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Anderson Julio.
  • 68' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Brad Smith is withdrawn and Franco Escobar gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 71 minute. Jasper Loffelsend leaves to be changed by Braian Ojeda.
  • 75' What composure from Adalberto Carrasquilla! The Panama international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 83' Houston Dynamo make a change. Sebastian Kowalczyk trudges off to be replaced by Amine Bassi on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Kevon Lambert gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Justen Glad and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final score is 0-3.

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
Zavier Gozo 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Justen Glad 2
Diego Luna 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Ezequiel Ponce 2
Tomas Martinez 1
Kyle Beckerman 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
0 / 4
1.38 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake39% Draw28% Houston Dynamo33%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
67%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
61%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake28% Draw47% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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