Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · MLS Cup - Round 1 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas · Ref G. Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo stats & fixtures · Real Salt Lake stats & fixtures

Houston Dynamo beat Real Salt Lake 2–1 in Major League Soccer (MLS Cup - Round 1) on 29 October 2023. Expected goals finished 1.95–0.49. Houston Dynamo had 71% of the ball.

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake match statistics

Houston DynamoReal Salt Lake

71% Ball possession 29%
1.95 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
23 Total shots 7
5 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 5
10 Blocked shots 0
13 Shots inside the box 2
9 Corners 1
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
691 Passes 279
89% Pass accuracy 75%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

22' Goal H. Herrera (assist A. Carrasquilla) Houston Dynamo
44' Yellow card B. Oviedo Real Salt Lake
54' Goal D. Luna (assist A. A. Julio Santos) Real Salt Lake
79' Goal A. Bassi Houston Dynamo
82' Yellow card A. A. Julio Santos Real Salt Lake
90+5' Yellow card F. Escobar Houston Dynamo
90+7' Yellow card A. Carrasquilla Houston Dynamo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Houston Dynamo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 B. Olsen

12 S. Clark

2 F. Escobar 31 Micael 28 E. Sviatchenko 25 G. Dorsey

16 H. Herrera 6 Artur

21 N. Quinones 8 A. Bassi 20 A. Carrasquilla

11 C. Baird

Bench B. Smith , L. Caicedo , I. Aliyu , I. Franco , T. Hadebe , T. Ulfarsson , A. Tarbell , S. Kowalczyk , D. Steres

Real Salt Lake

Confirmed 3-4-3 P. Mastroeni

18 Z. MacMath

3 B. Oviedo 4 B. Vera 19 B. Hidalgo

16 M. Chang 6 B. Ojeda 25 E. Eneli 2 A. Brody

26 D. Luna 14 R. Rubín 10 J. Savarino

Bench A. A. Julio Santos , Andres Gomez , Kevon Lambert , J. Löffelsend , D. Musovski , N. Palacio , S. Caldwell , D. Kreilach , G. Beavers

Form guide

Houston Dynamo at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Real Salt Lake away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 2.7 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Aug 23	Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo	0–3
7 May 23	Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake	0–0
29 May 22	Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo	3–0
28 Feb 22	Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake	0–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake head-to-head record