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Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake – Lineups & Match Details

Real Salt Lake beat Houston Dynamo 2-1. Goals: Diogo Gonçalves (1'), E. Ponce (16'), D. Luna (45'). Houston Dynamo had 52% possession against Real Salt Lake's 48%. Shots on target: 2-5.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 4

Sunday, 16 March 2025

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake

Referee: Marcos de Oliveira, USA

Lineups

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo4-2-3-1
A. Tarbell13A. TarbellG
G. Dorsey25G. DorseyD
E. Bartlow4E. BartlowD
F. Awodesu24F. AwodesuD
F. Escobar2F. EscobarD
Artur6ArturM
J. McGlynn21J. McGlynnM
N. Lodeiro20N. LodeiroM
A. Bassi8A. BassiM
S. Kowalczyk27S. KowalczykM
E. Ponce10E. PonceF

Substitutes

1J. MaurerG
5D. SteresD
35B. RainesM
16E. DuenasM
23M. HallidayD
17G. SegalF
18I. AliyuF
30Junior UrsoM
33E. ArzuF
Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake4-2-3-1
Rafael Cabral1Rafael CabralG
B. Hidalgo19B. HidalgoD
J. Glad15J. GladD
B. Vera4B. VeraD
S. Junqua29S. JunquaD
B. Ojeda6B. OjedaM
E. Eneli14E. EneliM
D. Marczuk11D. MarczukM
D. Goncalves10D. GoncalvesM
D. Luna8D. LunaM
A. Piol23A. PiolF

Substitutes

31M. StajduharG
7P. RuizM
91J. BrownD
16T. WolffF
26P. QuintonD
13N. PalacioM
98A. KatranisD
27F. Ajago
17L. BrookF

Match Events

1'G

Diogo Gonçalves

16'G

E. Ponce

Assist: J. McGlynn

37'S

A. Tarbell

Substitution 1

45'+5Y

F. Escobar

45'+8Y

B. Hidalgo

45'G

D. Luna

Assist: D. Marczuk

57'S

D. Marczuk

Substitution 1

58'Y

E. Bartlow

68'S

B. Ojeda

Substitution 2

68'S

A. Piol

Substitution 3

75'S

N. Lodeiro

Substitution 2

79'S

D. Luna

Substitution 4

81'S

F. Escobar

Substitution 3

81'S

S. Kowalczyk

Substitution 4

90'+2Y

E. Ponce

Statistics

Houston Dynamo
52%48%
Real Salt Lake
2.15Expected Goals (xG)0.94
15Total Shots10
2Shots on Target5
9Corners6
9Fouls13
4Offsides0
86Pass Accuracy (%)84
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Houston Dynamo host Real Salt Lake on Sunday, 16 March 2025. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Houston Dynamo go into the match 12th in the table; Real Salt Lake sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Houston Dynamo have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Real Salt Lake have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 Sept 2024: Houston Dynamo 4-1 Real Salt Lake; 4 Jul 2024: Houston Dynamo 2-3 Real Salt Lake; 11 Nov 2023: Houston Dynamo 1-1 Real Salt Lake. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Salt Lake beat Houston Dynamo 2-1. Houston Dynamo scored through E. Ponce 16'. Real Salt Lake replied with Diogo Gonçalves 1', D. Luna 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 45 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Houston Dynamo held 52% of the ball against 48% for Real Salt Lake. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 2.15 for Houston Dynamo, 0.94 for Real Salt Lake.

Verdict

Real Salt Lake take the three points; Houston Dynamo look at a thin night for the home crowd. Houston Dynamo sat 12th and Real Salt Lake 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.