Here's everything you need to know, and then some, about the Houston Dynamo - Real Salt Lake game!
- Houston Dynamo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Major League Soccer
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Salt Lake have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
Houston Dynamo are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Houston drew their last game, 1-1 away at SJ Earthquakes (placed 11th). Midfielder Memo Rodríguez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Rodríguez .
Before that, Houston played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Vancouver Whitecaps.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Houston as they are travelling to their away game against Austin in the Major League Soccer. That match is four days after this one.
Houston Dynamo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Houston have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Salt had fun at their own home last time out, beating Colorado Rapids 3-0. Rubio Rubin and Bobby Wood scored. David Ochoa (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.41. Ochoa topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against LA Galaxy.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting LA Galaxy in just four days.
The Salt manager F. Juarez has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. As opposed to that, Real Salt Lake have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Real Salt Lake - Houston 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Houston won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Real Salt Lake has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  D. Kreilach 7 goals |   M. Urruti 6 goals |  R. Méndez Rubin 5 goals |
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| Houston Dynamo | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 20% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 71% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 9.6 | 6.5 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 14 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 44% |
- All of Real Salt Lake's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Houston Dynamo have not yet lost a game at home.
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Houston Dynamo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Salt Lake have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Salt Lake have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Real Salt Lake haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Dallas | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 14 |
| 13 | Austin | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 13 |