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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#24	Position	#20
45	Points	51
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
53	Scored	43
52	Conceded	43
+1	GD	+0
1.32	PPG	1.50
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds America First Field will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo.
5' The referee has no hesitation. Latif Blessing is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 5.
8' GOAL! Ibrahim Aliyu scores on 8. Assisted by Sebastian Kowalczyk
13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' Carlos Gomez adds to his 5 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
27' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Braian Ojeda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
37' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' Diego Luna puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
46' The crowd applauds Latif Blessing as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Ferreira steps in for Houston Dynamo.
51' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Hector Herrera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrew Brody makes it 3-1.
60' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
67' Braian Ojeda doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' Sebastian Kowalczyk has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Houston Dynamo make a change. Sebastian Kowalczyk trudges off to be replaced by Brad Smith on 75 minutes.
78' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 78.
83' 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.
84' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Diego Luna is replaced by Anderson Julio on 84 minute.
85' Real Salt Lake make a change. Matt Crooks trudges off to be replaced by Maikel Chang on 85 minutes.
87' Erik Sviatchenko makes way for Tate Schmitt at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
88' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 88 minute. Ibrahim Aliyu leaves to be changed by Gabriel Segal.
90' Emeka Eneli is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The whistle greets Bryan Oviedo as he departs to be replaced by Philip Quinton.
The final score is 3-2.

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
Albert Rusnak	2
Diego Luna	2
Ezequiel Ponce	2
Zavier Gozo	2
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Saba Lobzhanidze	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

1.66 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake46% Draw25% Houston Dynamo29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

54%

Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake32% Draw44% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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