Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas

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🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:30 Europe/London 📍 America First Field 🧑‍⚖️ Armando Villarrea 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Real Salt Lake 21 · FC Dallas 5
Referee Stats
11 matches · 4.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.36
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 45%
Home wins 27%
Draws 36%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-13).
  • Real Salt Lake controlled possession (59%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Salt Lake (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 7-2-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 17
Avg: 2.00 / 1.42

Points

23
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
FC Dallas (Away stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 22
Avg: 1.79 / 1.57

Points

24
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.71
2.00
GF
1.79
1.42
GA
1.57
67%
O2.5
71%
67%
BTTS
57%
42%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Real Salt Lake rank21st
FC Dallas rank5th
Real Salt Lake points29
FC Dallas points43
Real Salt Lake: #21 · 29 pts · GD -2
17 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Dallas: #5 · 43 pts · GD +7
3 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Salt Lake last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Dallas last 5 away

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-13
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 42%

FC Dallas trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.564%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 36%

Scoring reliability

Real Salt Lake score at home83%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet at home17%
FC Dallas score away71%
FC Dallas clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Real Salt Lake score first42%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first80%
FC Dallas score first57%
FC Dallas win after scoring first88%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Salt Lake 57% · FC Dallas 20%
Avg first goal minute: Real Salt Lake 24.8' · FC Dallas 31.4'

Vs league average

Real Salt Lake score at home2.00 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake concede at home1.42 vs 1.37
FC Dallas score away1.79 vs 1.37
FC Dallas concede away1.57 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake score 10% above league average, while FC Dallas score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Salt Lake are 3% above league average at home, and FC Dallas are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

FC Dallas goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 6
16-30 4
0-15 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
14
13
Shots off Goal
5
7
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
9
7
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
11
13
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
568
404
Passes Accurate
483
317
Passes %
85%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
16'
16' Goal · 0-1
J. Valiente
Normal Goal · Assist: Ramiro
20'
20' Goal · 0-2
P. Musa
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valiente
37'
37' N. Norris
38'
38' Goal · 1-2
S. Solans
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Luna
43'
43' S. Moore
45'
45' Goal · 1-3
P. Musa
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valiente
46'
46' J. Arias
1st substitution · For: S. Lobzhanidze
46'
46' S. Moreno
1st substitution · For: R. Binyamin
46'
46' P. Musa
2nd substitution · For: L. Farrington
50'
50' Goal · 2-3
M. Guilavogui
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Caliskan
56'
56' Kaick
3rd substitution · For: C. Cappis
61'
61' D. Luna
63'
63' S. Spierings
2nd substitution · For: P. Ruiz
64'
64' Goal · 3-3
D. Luna
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Lobzhanidze
69'
69' H. Johansson
4th substitution · For: S. Ibeagha
75'
75' D. Yedlin
79'
79' S. Solans
3rd substitution · For: V. Olatunji
79'
79' M. Guilavogui
4th substitution · For: Lineker Rodrigues
84'
84' B. Kamungo
5th substitution · For: Samuel Sarver
90'
90' P. Ruiz
90'
90' Goal · 3-4
R. Binyamin
Normal Goal · Assist: Ramiro
90+1'
90+1' R. Binyamin

Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Dallas beat Real Salt Lake 4-3 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Armando Villarrea. It was played at America First Field.

First half: FC Dallas took the lead at 16' when J. Valiente scored, with the assist credited to Ramiro, making the score 0-1. FC Dallas extended the lead at 20' when P. Musa scored, with the assist credited to J. Valiente, making the score 0-2. N. Norris received a yellow card for FC Dallas at 37'. Real Salt Lake reduced the deficit at 38' when S. Solans scored, with the assist credited to D. Luna, making the score 1-2. S. Moore received a yellow card for FC Dallas at 43'. FC Dallas extended the lead at 45' when P. Musa scored, with the assist credited to J. Valiente, making the score 1-3.

Second half: Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Arias replacing S. Lobzhanidze. FC Dallas made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Moreno replacing R. Binyamin. FC Dallas made their 2nd substitution at 46', with P. Musa replacing L. Farrington. Real Salt Lake reduced the deficit at 50' when M. Guilavogui scored, with the assist credited to N. Caliskan, making the score 2-3. FC Dallas made their 3rd substitution at 56', with Kaick replacing C. Cappis. D. Luna received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 61'. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Spierings replacing P. Ruiz. Real Salt Lake leveled the score at 64' when D. Luna scored, with the assist credited to S. Lobzhanidze, making the score 3-3. FC Dallas made their 4th substitution at 69', with H. Johansson replacing S. Ibeagha. D. Yedlin received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 75'. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Solans replacing V. Olatunji. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 79', with M. Guilavogui replacing Lineker Rodrigues. FC Dallas made their 5th substitution at 84', with B. Kamungo replacing Samuel Sarver. P. Ruiz received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 90'. FC Dallas took the lead at 90' when R. Binyamin scored, with the assist credited to Ramiro, making the score 3-4. R. Binyamin received a yellow card for FC Dallas at 90+1'.

Real Salt Lake used 4 substitutions while FC Dallas used 5 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards, while FC Dallas got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-13).
  • Real Salt Lake controlled possession (59%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins4
Draws7
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals10 (55.6%)
BTTS13 (72.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas Head-to-Head History by Season