Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

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

Y 45' Agustin Bouzat

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' 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

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Zavier Gozo	2
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Justen Glad	2
Diego Luna	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Ezequiel Ponce	2
Sergio Cordova	1
Erik Sviatchenko	1

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-05-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-04-23 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-05-11 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Houston Dynamo W 2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-26 Austin FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC W 2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake51% Draw24% Houston Dynamo25%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

49%

Real Salt Lake or Houston Dynamo

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake37% Draw43% Houston Dynamo20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+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

29% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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