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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 29Kick-off on August 19, 2018 at 01:00 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 August 19, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 36′B. GarcíaHouston Dynamo
  • 90′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
  • 90′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake (pen.)

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9M. Manotas
  1. 31R. Quioto
  2. 8M. Rodríguez
  3. 10T. Martínez
  1. 24D. Cerén
  2. 11A. Wenger
  1. 27B. García
  2. 2A. Fuenmayor
  3. 7D. Beasley
  4. 4P. Senderos
  1. 23J. Willis

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 12B. Lennon
  1. 10J. Plata
  2. 31P. Ruiz
  3. 13Nicholas Besler
  1. 7J. Savarino
  2. 20L. Silva
  1. 6D. Kreilach
  2. 8S. Sunday
  3. 22A. Herrera
  4. 15J. Glad
  1. 51Andrew Putna
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2018Columbus Crew(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 9, 2018Los Angeles FC(home)6-6US Open Cup
Aug 5, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2018Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2018Philadelphia Union(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2018Los Angeles FC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2018CF Montreal(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2018Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 29, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2018Colorado Rapids(home)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
May 31, 2018Real Salt Lake 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 6, 2017Real Salt Lake 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 1, 2017Houston Dynamo 5-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Sep 18, 2016Real Salt Lake 0-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 15, 2016Houston Dynamo 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 1, 2016Real Salt Lake 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo on May 31, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.91.557/158/15
Real Salt Lake1.31.348/157/15

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 33 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 11th (42 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3314910434251
11Real Salt Lake3312615515142

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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