Match Report
In the standings it was Real Salt Lake 10th on 28 points, Dallas 5th on 34 — separated by 6. Recent form told a different story for Real Salt Lake: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Salt Lake 1.62 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Dallas 1.86 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.6.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 3 for Real Salt Lake, 4 for Dallas and 3 drawn, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
America First Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,213. A. Villarreal officiated: 56 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. Dallas led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Real Salt Lake: Sergi Solans (38'), Morgan Guilavogui (50'), Diego Luna (64') · Dallas: Joaquín Valiente (16'), Petar Musa (20'), Petar Musa (45'), Ran Binyamin (90')
Key stats
Possession: Real Salt Lake 59% · Dallas 41% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 6-3