Saturday , 8 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Thu 14 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 20,429 HT 45' · FT 45'
Duane Holmes 49' 1–0
Zavier Gozo 57' 2–0
Zavier Gozo 64' 3–0

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
10 May FC Dallas A 1–3 L
02 May Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
26 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
23 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–2 L
19 Apr San Diego FC H 4–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
11 May Los Angeles FC A 4–1 W
03 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
26 Apr Austin FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr San Diego FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo
#20 Position #21
26 Points 26
16 Played 16
8 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 6
28 Scored 23
24 Conceded 24
+4 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.63
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
35% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Real Salt Lake are 20th (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 21st (26 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+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/2
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Olatunji, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Agustin Bouzat.
  • 49' Duane Holmes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Zavier Gozo doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' Zavier Gozo doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Houston Dynamo

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake53% Draw24% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
77%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
47%
Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake39% Draw42% Houston Dynamo19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
29%
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
15%

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