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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 15Kick-off on May 31, 2018 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
2-1
Houston Dynamo

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

Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on May 31, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 34′L. SilvaReal Salt Lake
  • 75′A. ElisHouston Dynamo
  • 82′K. BeckermanReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-3-3
  1. 12B. Lennon
  2. 13Nicholas Besler
  3. 25Danilo Israel Acosta Martínez
  1. 23S. Saucedo
  2. 7J. Savarino
  3. 20L. Silva
  1. 6D. Kreilach
  2. 8S. Sunday
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 30M. Silva
  1. 18N. Rimando

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9M. Manotas
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 31R. Quioto
  3. 10T. Martínez
  1. 6E. Alexander
  2. 27B. García
  1. 14A. Lundkvist
  2. 22Leonardo
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 23J. Willis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 26, 2018Seattle Sounders(away)1-0Major League Soccer
May 19, 2018Philadelphia Union(away)1-4Major League Soccer
May 13, 2018DC United(home)3-2Major League Soccer
May 6, 2018Orlando City SC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 26, 2018New York City FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
May 20, 2018Chicago Fire(away)3-2Major League Soccer
May 12, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(away)2-2Major League Soccer
May 6, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
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
Sep 13, 2015Houston Dynamo 1-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo on Aug 6, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.21.939/159/15
Houston Dynamo1.91.6210/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 11th in Major League Soccer (42 points from 33 matches) and Houston Dynamo sit 5th (51 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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