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Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
1-2
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake?

Real Salt Lake won 1-2 on March 16, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 1′Diogo GonçalvesReal Salt Lake
  • 16′E. PonceHouston Dynamo
  • 45′D. LunaReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 10E. Ponce
  1. 27S. Kowalczyk
  2. 8A. Bassi
  3. 20N. Lodeiro
  1. 21J. McGlynn
  2. 6Artur
  1. 2F. Escobar
  2. 24Obafemi Awodesu
  3. 4E. Bartlow
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 13A. Tarbell

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 23A. Piol
  1. 8D. Luna
  2. 10Diogo Gonçalves
  3. 11D. Marczuk
  1. 14E. Eneli
  2. 6B. Ojeda
  1. 29S. Junqua
  2. 4B. Vera
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 19B. Hidalgo
  1. 1Rafael Cabral
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 4, 8 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 8, 2025Columbus Crew(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 3, 2025Inter Miami(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Feb 23, 2025FC Dallas(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 15, 2025DC United(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Feb 12, 2025Columbus Crew(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 9, 2025San Diego(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2025Seattle Sounders(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Feb 27, 2025CS Herediano(home)1-2CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 23, 2025San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Feb 19, 2025CS Herediano(away)0-0CONCACAF Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Houston Dynamo wins, 2 draws, 1 Real Salt Lake win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2024Houston Dynamo 4-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 6, 2024Houston Dynamo 3-0 Real Salt LakeLeagues Cup
Jul 4, 2024Real Salt Lake 3-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Nov 11, 2023Houston Dynamo 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Nov 7, 2023Real Salt Lake 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 29, 2023Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake on Sep 15, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.2 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.11.549/158/15
Real Salt Lake1.21.268/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 34 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 9th (45 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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