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USA Major League Soccer

Real Salt Lake

Houston Dynamo

Preview Team statistics AI Prediction H2H Team recent Odds Lineups Injuries / suspensions League table

Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo: High-flying RSL Host Struggling Dynamo in MLS Clash

Real Salt Lake, with a formidable home record, welcome Houston Dynamo in a Major League Soccer fixture. RSL have been dominant at home this season, while Houston's away form is a significant concern, despite some recent attacking sparks.

This fixture pits Real Salt Lake's strong home attacking prowess against Houston Dynamo's defensive frailties away from home. RSL's high shot volume and accuracy at home suggest they will look to dominate possession and create numerous chances. Houston, while showing some recent attacking intent, often cede possession and will need to be highly efficient in transition to trouble RSL's defence, which has been relatively solid recently. The Dynamo's challenge will be to disrupt RSL's rhythm and avoid being overrun, particularly in wide areas where Salt Lake seem to generate a lot of their goal threat.

Team statistics

USA Major League Soccer

Real Salt Lake

Houston Dynamo

Matches played

6 - 1 - 4

Results

6 - 0 - 5

54.5%

Win %

54.5%

1.8

Goals scored

1.5

Goals conceded

1.7

6.5

Shots on target

4.7

5.8

Shots off target

4.9

3.9

Blocked shots

3.5

50.5

Ball possession

41.4

84.5

Pass accuracy

84.5

12.4

Fouls

10.3

3.2

Goalkeeper saves

2.9

2.3

Yellow cards

2.2

Red cards

0.5

League averages

Key points

• Real Salt Lake boast an 83.3% win rate at home this season, scoring an average of 2.2 goals.
• Houston Dynamo have lost 60% of their away matches, conceding an average of 2.6 goals per game on the road.
• Real Salt Lake's last home game saw them dominate with 25 shots, 15 on target, and a clean sheet.

AI Prediction

Real Salt Lake's exceptional home record, combined with their superior attacking statistics and Houston's poor away defence, makes the home side the clear favourite. The odds also reflect this, with RSL heavily favoured. While Houston have shown some attacking capability recently, their defensive fragility on the road suggests they are unlikely to contain RSL's potent attack, and their recent uptick in goals means they might grab one themselves.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

78%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

50%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

33%

O/U

57%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (es)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

30%

O/U

50%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ru)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

47%

BTTS

60%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)

by google

88%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

57%

BTTS

53%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (it)

by meta-llama

75%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

53%

BTTS

50%
llama-3.3-70b-instruct (pt)

by meta-llama

62%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

53%

BTTS

47%
gpt-oss-120b:free (tr)

by openai

71%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

53%

BTTS

57%
grok-4.1-fast (ja)

by x-ai

72%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

53%

BTTS

57%
grok-4.1-fast (ko)

by x-ai

78%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

43%

O/U

57%

BTTS

63%

H2H

Major League Soccer

Match date	Team	Score	Team	O/U 2.5	BTTS
7/13/2025	HOME Real Salt Lake	W 1 - 0 L	Houston Dynamo	U	N
3/16/2025	Real Salt Lake	W 2 - 1 L	Houston Dynamo AWAY	O	Y
9/15/2024	Real Salt Lake	L 1 - 4 W	Houston Dynamo AWAY	O	Y
7/4/2024	HOME Real Salt Lake	W 3 - 2 L	Houston Dynamo	O	Y
11/11/2023	Real Salt Lake	D 1 - 1 D	Houston Dynamo AWAY	U	Y
11/7/2023	HOME Real Salt Lake	D 1 - 1 D	Houston Dynamo	U	Y
10/29/2023	Real Salt Lake	L 1 - 2 W	Houston Dynamo AWAY	O	Y
8/27/2023	HOME Real Salt Lake	L 0 - 3 W	Houston Dynamo	O	N
5/7/2023	Real Salt Lake	D 0 - 0 D	Houston Dynamo AWAY	U	N

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Real Salt Lake

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	FC Dallas	1 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Portland Timbers	2 - 0	W	U	N	Y
AWAY	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 - 2	L	O	Y	N
HOME	Inter Miami	0 - 2	L	U	N	N
HOME	San Diego	4 - 2	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Sporting Kansas City	3 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	San Diego	2 - 2	D	O	Y	Y
HOME	Austin	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Atlanta United FC	3 - 2	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Seattle Sounders	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y

Real Salt Lake have established themselves as a powerhouse at home this season, boasting an impressive 83.3% win rate in their own stadium. Their overall scoring average of 1.8 goals per game is bolstered by a more potent 2.2 goals per game at home, supported by a high volume of shots on goal. While their overall season shows a tendency to concede, their recent home form has seen them tighten up defensively, conceding just 1.3 goals across their last three home fixtures, underscored by a dominant 2-0 victory in their most recent outing. They appear to be building strong momentum.

Houston Dynamo

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Los Angeles FC	4 - 1	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Colorado Rapids	1 - 0	W	U	N	Y
AWAY	Austin	0 - 2	L	U	N	Y
HOME	San Diego	1 - 0	W	U	N	N
AWAY	Orlando City SC	1 - 0	W	U	N	N
AWAY	Colorado Rapids	2 - 6	L	O	Y	N
HOME	Seattle Sounders	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
AWAY	FC Dallas	3 - 4	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Portland Timbers	3 - 2	W	O	Y	Y
HOME	Los Angeles FC	0 - 2	L	U	N	N

Houston Dynamo present a mixed bag, with an even split of wins and losses across their season. Their away form, however, is particularly concerning, having lost 60% of their road games and conceding a high average of 2.6 goals per match. While their recent overall scoring has picked up to 1.7 goals per game, this hasn't translated into consistent away results, with their last away match ending in a heavy 4-1 defeat despite a high possession percentage. Their defence appears particularly vulnerable on the road.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

1.73

DRAW

3.8

AWAY

4.75

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

1.53

UNDER

2.4

BTTS

YES

1.53

2.38

Lineups

Lineup information is currently unavailable. It will be updated 1 hour before kickoff.

Average Player Rating

Injuries / suspensions

No injury/suspension information available.

League table

USA Major League Soccer

#	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	San Jose Earthquakes	12	9	2	1	27	8	19	29	DDWWW
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	11	8	2	1	27	7	20	26	DDWWW
3	Los Angeles FC	12	6	3	3	20	12	8	21	LDWDL
4	Seattle Sounders	10	6	3	1	14	6	8	21	DDWWW
5	Minnesota United FC	12	6	3	3	16	18	-2	21	DWLWW
6	Real Salt Lake	11	6	1	4	20	17	3	19	LWLLW
7	FC Dallas	12	5	4	3	23	16	7	19	WWLLD
8	Houston Dynamo	11	6	0	5	17	19	-2	18	WWLWW
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	12	4	4	4	18	18	0	16	WDWLD
10	Austin	12	3	5	4	18	21	-3	14	DWWLD
11	Colorado Rapids	12	4	1	7	22	20	2	13	LLLDL
12	Portland Timbers	11	4	1	6	19	21	-2	13	WLWLW
13	San Diego	12	3	4	5	20	20	0	13	DDLLL
14	St. Louis City	11	2	3	6	10	18	-8	9	WLLLD
15	Sporting Kansas City	11	1	2	8	8	32	-24	5	LDLLL

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Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo: High-flying RSL Host Struggling Dynamo in MLS Clash

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Key points

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H2H

Team recent

Real Salt Lake Team recent

Houston Dynamo Team recent

Odds

Injuries / suspensions

League table