Major League Soccer · Matchweek 4 · Mar 16

Houston Dynamo - Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake won 2-1 away at Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer (Matchweek 4). Goals: E. Ponce 16'; Diogo Gonçalves 1'; D. Luna 45'.

🏟 Shell Energy Stadium 👤 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira, USA
Key events
1' Diogo Gonçalves(0 - 1) · Assist: E. Eneli Real Salt La
16' E. Ponce(1 - 1) · Assist: J. McGlynn Houston Dyna
45' D. Luna(1 - 2) · Assist: D. Marczuk Real Salt La
45+5' 🟨 Franco EscobarYellow card Houston Dyna
45+8' 🟨 Bode HidalgoYellow card Real Salt La
58' 🟨 Ethan BartlowYellow card Houston Dyna
90+2' 🟨 Ezequiel PonceYellow card Houston Dyna
Quick stats
%52 Possession %48
15 Total shots 10
2 Shots on target 5
9 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 7
2 Shots outside box 3
3 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
1'
Diogo Gonçalves(0 - 1) · Assist: E. Eneli
E. Ponce(1 - 1) · Assist: J. McGlynn
16'
A. Tarbell ↔ J. MaurerSubstitution🔁
37'
45'
D. Luna(1 - 2) · Assist: D. Marczuk
Franco EscobarYellow card🟨
45+5'
45+8'
🟨Bode HidalgoYellow card
HT 1 - 2
57'
🔁D. Marczuk ↔ T. WolffSubstitution
Ethan BartlowYellow card🟨
58'
68'
🔁B. Ojeda ↔ N. PalacioSubstitution
68'
🔁A. Piol ↔ F. AjagoSubstitution
N. Lodeiro ↔ E. DueñasSubstitution🔁
75'
79'
🔁D. Luna ↔ P. RuizSubstitution
F. Escobar ↔ D. SteresSubstitution🔁
81'
S. Kowalczyk ↔ G. SegalSubstitution🔁
81'
Ezequiel PonceYellow card🟨
90+2'
FT 1 - 2
Match statsHouston Dynamo · Real Salt Lake
Key stats
%52 Possession %48
Shots
15 Total shots 10
2 Shots on target 5
9 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 2
13 Shots inside box 7
2 Shots outside box 3
3 Saves 2
Passing
464 Total passes 440
398 Accurate passes 369
%86 Pass accuracy %84
Set pieces & discipline
9 Corners 6
4 Offsides 0
9 Fouls 13
Cards
3 Yellow cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 2
0 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsHouston Dynamo 4-2-3-1Real Salt Lake 4-2-3-1
Houston Dynamo · Bench
Coach: Benjamin Robert Olsen
Real Salt Lake · Bench
Coach: Pablo Andrés Mastroeni
HEAD TO HEAD14 meetings · 2021–2026
Houston Dynamo 3
Jun 27who was on topMay 14
Real Salt Lake 5
3 Houston Dynamo 6 draw 5 Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
1517total goals
4/6clean sheets
4-1Houston Dynamo best win · Sep 15
3-0Real Salt Lake best win · May 14
%71 Over 1.5 10/14
%50 Over 2.5 7/14
%14 Over 3.5 2/14
%50 BTTS 7/14
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Houston Dynamo at home6 matches
2W 4D 0L 7:3
Real Salt Lake at home8 matches
5W 2D 1L 14:8
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Houston Dynamo1W 1D 3L Real Salt Lake2W 1D 2L
0.80 1.40 Points per game
5 7 Goals scored
9 7 Goals conceded
1.56 1.61 xG average
1.66 1.73 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 4.8 Corners
2.8 3.0 Cards
Houston Dynamo2W 4D 4L Real Salt Lake3W 1D 6L
1.00 1.00 Points per game
13 12 Goals scored
17 20 Goals conceded
1.42 1.88 xG average
1.55 1.50 xGA average
%20 %10 Clean sheets
%80 %70 BTTS
%60 %70 Over 2.5
4.9 5.7 Corners
2.6 2.8 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
12Houston Dynamoin the table37pts
34matches 9-10-15W-D-L 43:56goals -13diff
DLLWL
9Real Salt Lakein the table41pts
34matches 12-5-17W-D-L 38:49goals -11diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 14 Real Salt Lake 3-0 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
Jul 13 Real Salt Lake 1-0 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
Sep 15 Houston Dynamo 4-1 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer
Jul 4 Real Salt Lake 3-2 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
Nov 12 Houston Dynamo 1-1 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer
Nov 7 Real Salt Lake 1-1 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
Oct 30 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer
Aug 27 Real Salt Lake 0-3 Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer
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