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Major League SoccerSeason 2025

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

16 March 2025 at 00:30Shell Energy Stadium, Houston
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Match Summary

Real Salt Lake defeated Houston Dynamo 2:1. The match was played in Major League Soccer 2025. Goals were scored by D. Goncalves 1′, E. Ponce 16′, D. Luna 45′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Houston Dynamo had 52% possession while Real Salt Lake held 48%. Houston Dynamo had 15 shots (2 on target) compared to 10 (5 on target) for Real Salt Lake. Expected goals: Houston Dynamo 2.15 — Real Salt Lake 0.94. Houston Dynamo made 4 substitutions, Real Salt Lake made 4. VAR was involved: Goal cancelled (Amine Bassi 23′).

Match Events

Key match events between Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake — 3 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
E. Ponce

assist: J. McGlynn

16′
Goal cancelled23′
VAR
A. TarbellJ. Maurer
37′
45′
Half Time
57′
D. MarczukT. Wolff
68′
B. OjedaN. Palacio
68′
A. PiolF. Ajago
N. LodeiroE. Duenas
75′
79′
D. LunaP. Ruiz
F. EscobarD. Steres
81′
S. KowalczykG. Segal
81′
Full Time

Rivalry since 2012

Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake Head to Head Results· 27

Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake have met 27 times — Houston Dynamo won 8, Real Salt Lake won 13, with 6 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Real Salt Lake leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 68 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.52 per match (32 for the home side, 36 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 13 matches (48%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 15 games (56%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–5 in 2014.

Drawn
6
·
Total goals
68 · 2.5/match
Both scored
13/27 · 48%
Over 2.5
15/27 · 56%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 May 2026