Match Report
Real Salt Lake, 12th on 29 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Houston Dynamo (2nd, 44). Real Salt Lake's recent output lagged their position: 28th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Houston Dynamo 1.31 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Real Salt Lake 1.54 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.6.
8 games without a win framed Real Salt Lake's arrival. Over the last five, Houston Dynamo had taken 8 of 15 points to Real Salt Lake's 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 6 for Real Salt Lake, 1 draw, at 2.78 goals per meeting. 78% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 56%.
R. Touchan took charge of the match — our records show 43 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. The venue was Shell Energy Stadium, with room for 22,039 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Houston Dynamo: Guilherme (57'), Mateusz Bogusz (87') · Real Salt Lake: Saba Lobjanidze (76')
Key stats
Possession: Houston Dynamo 52% · Real Salt Lake 48% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 1-4