Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

3 – 2

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Houston Dynamo

Thu 4 Jul 2024 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Latif Blessing

Braian Ojeda 78' Y

Emeka Eneli 90' Y

Y 90' Franco Escobar

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at America First Field.

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
23 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L
20 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–3	W
15 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
02 Jun	Austin FC	H	5–1	W
30 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–3	L
30 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	1–0	W
22 Jun	D.C. United SC	A	4–1	W
20 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D
15 Jun	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
02 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D

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' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The referee has no hesitation. Latif Blessing is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 5.
8' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Aliyu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
22' Carlos Gomez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
27' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
37' 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.
42' Diego Luna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
46' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Ferreira. He replaces Latif Blessing on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' Andrew Brody has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
60' Steve Clark is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
65' With 1 assists to his name this season, Artur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
67' The deadlock is broken! Braian Ojeda gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
72' The 31-year-old Cristian Arango has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Houston Dynamo make a change. Sebastian Kowalczyk trudges off to be replaced by Brad Smith on 75 minutes.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Braian Ojeda.
83' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
84' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Diego Luna is replaced by Anderson Julio.
85' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Matt Crooks has done his job and it is now time for Maikel Chang to step up.
87' Tate Schmitt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erik Sviatchenko at the 87 minute mark.
88' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Segal is hanging Ibrahim Aliyu on the field on 88 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Emeka Eneli argues furiously but the card stands.
90' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Philip Quinton on, Bryan Oviedo off on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Maikel Chang ↑ 85'
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 84'
26
Philip Quinton ↑ 90'
35
Gavin Beavers
92
Noel Caliskan
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 90'
72
Zavier Gozo
33
Tommy Silva

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi
16
Hector Herrera
12
Steve Clark
15
Latif Blessing ↓ Sebastian Ferreira 46'
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
28
Erik Sviatchenko ↓ Tate Schmitt 87'
25
Griffin Dorsey
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Brad Smith 75'
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Gabriel Segal 88'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Justen Glad	2
Diego Luna	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Ezequiel Ponce	2
Zavier Gozo	2
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Braian Ojeda	1
Luis Silva	1

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-06-23 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-06-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2024-06-02 Real Salt Lake 5–1 Austin FC W 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-22 D.C. United SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2024-06-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2024-06-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake52% Draw23% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

48%

Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake38% Draw41% Houston Dynamo21%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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