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Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo – Lineups & Match Details

Real Salt Lake beat Houston Dynamo 3-0. Goals: D. Holmes (49' o.g.), Z. Gozo (57'), Z. Gozo (64'). Real Salt Lake had 53% possession against Houston Dynamo's 47%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 14

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo

Referee: Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA

Lineups

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3-4-3
Rafael Cabral1Rafael CabralG
DeAndre Yedlin2DeAndre YedlinD
Philip Quinton26Philip QuintonD
Sam Junqua29Sam JunquaD
Dominik Marczuk11Dominik MarczukM
Griffin Dillon27Griffin DillonM
Stijn Spierings6Stijn SpieringsM
Juan Sanabria8Juan SanabriaM
Zavier Gozo72Zavier GozoF
Victor Olatunji17Victor OlatunjiF
Morgan Guilavogui9Morgan GuilavoguiF

Substitutes

10Diego LunaM
22Sergi SolansF
92Noel CaliskanM
23Zach BoothM
39Aiden HezarkhaniF
24Max KerkvlietG
4Lukas EngelD
98Alexandros KatranisD
7Pablo RuízM
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3-4-2-1
Jonathan Bond31Jonathan BondG
Erik Sviatchenko28Erik SviatchenkoD
Agustin Resch34Agustin ReschD
Franco Negri21Franco NegriD
Duane Holmes14Duane HolmesM
Héctor Herrera16Héctor HerreraM
Agustín Bouzat30Agustín BouzatM
Ibrahim Aliyu24Ibrahim AliyuM
Jack McGlynn8Jack McGlynnF
Ondrej Lingr9Ondrej LingrF
Nick Markanich17Nick MarkanichF

Substitutes

3Antônio CarlosD
19Mateusz BoguszM
20GuilhermeF
11Lawrence EnnaliF
10Ezequiel PonceF
26Blake GillinghamG
33Vinicius SilvaD
18Diadié SamassékouM
6ArturM

Match Events

45'+4Y

A. Bouzat

46'S

A. Resch

Substitution 1

46'S

J. McGlynn

Substitution 2

46'S

M. Guilavogui

Substitution 1

49'OG

D. Holmes

55'S

N. Markanich

Substitution 3

57'S

V. Olatunji

Substitution 2

57'G

Z. Gozo

Assist: D. Yedlin

64'G

Z. Gozo

Assist: S. Spierings

75'S

S. Spierings

Substitution 3

75'S

D. Marczuk

Substitution 4

79'S

D. Holmes

Substitution 4

81'S

Z. Gozo

Substitution 5

86'S

O. Lingr

Substitution 5

Statistics

Real Salt Lake
53%47%
Houston Dynamo
0.64Expected Goals (xG)0.87
9Total Shots15
2Shots on Target4
4Corners1
8Fouls11
4Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)88
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Salt Lake host Houston Dynamo on Thursday, 14 May 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Real Salt Lake go into the match 3rd in the table; Houston Dynamo sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Salt Lake have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Houston Dynamo have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Jul 2025: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Houston Dynamo; 16 Mar 2025: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Houston Dynamo; 15 Sept 2024: Real Salt Lake 1-4 Houston Dynamo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Salt Lake beat Houston Dynamo 3-0. Real Salt Lake scored through D. Holmes 49' (o.g.), Z. Gozo 57', Z. Gozo 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 64 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Salt Lake held 53% of the ball against 47% for Houston Dynamo. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 0.64 for Real Salt Lake, 0.87 for Houston Dynamo.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Salt Lake forward and leaves Houston Dynamo with work to do. Real Salt Lake sat 3rd and Houston Dynamo 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.