Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

Houston Dynamo

2 - 1

Real Salt Lake

🕒 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:00 Europe/London 📍 Shell Energy Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ G. Gonzalez 🔁 MLS Cup - Round 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Round 1

MLS Table

Houston Dynamo 6 · Real Salt Lake 11

Referee Stats

G. Gonzalez

24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	71%
Draws	21%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Houston Dynamo outshot their opponent (23-7).
Houston Dynamo controlled possession (71%).
Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Houston Dynamo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-5-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 13

Avg: 2.00 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Real Salt Lake (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 26

Avg: 1.32 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.20

PPG

1.53

2.00

1.32

0.65

1.37

50%

O2.5

63%

40%

BTTS

68%

Score 1st

League-position context

Houston Dynamo rank6th

Real Salt Lake rank11th

Houston Dynamo points59

Real Salt Lake points52

Houston Dynamo: #6 · 59 pts · GD +13

11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Real Salt Lake: #11 · 52 pts · GD -3

18 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Houston Dynamo last 5 home

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals9-3

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Salt Lake last 5 away

D L W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Houston Dynamo score at home80%

Houston Dynamo clean sheet at home50%

Real Salt Lake score away84%

Real Salt Lake clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Houston Dynamo score first0%

Houston Dynamo win after scoring first0%

Real Salt Lake score first0%

Real Salt Lake win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Houston Dynamo 0% · Real Salt Lake 0%

Vs league average

Houston Dynamo score at home2.00 vs 1.69

Houston Dynamo concede at home0.65 vs 1.07

Real Salt Lake score away1.32 vs 1.07

Real Salt Lake concede away1.37 vs 1.69

Houston Dynamo score 18% above league average, while Real Salt Lake score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Houston Dynamo are 39% below league average at home, and Real Salt Lake are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Houston Dynamo goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

71%

29%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

691

279

Passes Accurate

616

210

Passes %

89%

75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	4
Draws	7
Away Wins	9
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (60.0%)
BTTS	13 (65.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	3
Draws	5
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

10 Sep 2026 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 2 - 1 14 May 2026 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 3 - 0

2025-2026 Season

13 Jul 2025 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 1 - 0 16 Mar 2025 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

15 Sep 2024 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 4 - 1 04 Jul 2024 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 3 - 2

2023-2024 Season

11 Nov 2023 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 1 - 1 07 Nov 2023 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 1 - 1 29 Oct 2023 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 2 - 1 27 Aug 2023 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 0 - 3 07 May 2023 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 0 - 0

2022-2023 Season

29 May 2022 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 3 - 0 28 Feb 2022 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 0 - 0

2021-2022 Season

19 Aug 2021 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 2 - 1 01 Aug 2021 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 0 - 0 27 Jun 2021 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

29 Sep 2019 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 2 - 1 02 Mar 2019 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

19 Aug 2018 Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake 1 - 2 31 May 2018 Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo 2 - 1