Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Sun, 07 May 2023 01:30 BST · Shell Energy Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Houston Dynamo · Real Salt Lake · Head-to-head

Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake drew 0–0 at Shell Energy Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 7 May. Houston Dynamo are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Real Salt Lake are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Houston Dynamo 1.08, Real Salt Lake 1.03, from 16 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Houston Dynamo: F. Escobar (57’) and Nelson Quiñones (90+1’); Real Salt Lake: J. Glad (45’) and B. Oviedo (83’).

What it changes

It was the only goalless draw of round 16, across 10 matches. Houston Dynamo have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) 7.3, Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo) 5.5 and F. Escobar (Houston Dynamo) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Houston Dynamo next host Minnesota United FC on 25 October 2026.

Real Salt Lake next host St. Louis City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Houston Dynamo: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium · Houston, Texas
Referee: L. Szpala
Head-to-head (last 6): Houston Dynamo 0 · draws 3 · Real Salt Lake 3 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Houston Dynamo 3W 1D 1L · Real Salt Lake 3W 1D 1L

Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.33 / 5

Corners

against 5.17 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.67 / 6.14

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4.57 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.5 / 2.71

Cards

against 3.17 / 1.71 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Houston Dynamo for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.33 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.33 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.14 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 9.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: L. Szpala.

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Nelson Quiñones n 6	23.3	3.9 5/1	2.6 3/1	—
Luis Caicedo n 8	36.8	3.4 6/4	2.1 4/2	—
Brooklyn Raines n 5	39.8	3.2 3/3	1.8 3/1	—
Iván Franco n 7	61	2.5 6/3	1.7 4/3	—
Þ. Úlfarsson n 8	34.4	2 4/2	0.7 2/0	—

Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sebastián Ferreira n 8	39.1	2.6 5/2	0.9 2/1
H. Herrera n 8	90	1.9 8/6	0.9 5/1
Iván Franco n 7	61	1.9 5/2	1.3 4/1
A. Bassi n 8	64.3	1.6 5/2	1.1 4/2
Þ. Úlfarsson n 8	34.4	1.3 3/1	1.3 3/1

Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Bassi n 8	64.3	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
Þ. Úlfarsson n 8	34.4	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
H. Herrera n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Griffin Dorsey n 8	44.4	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
Tate Schmitt n 8	80.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Griffin Dorsey n 8	44.4	3 3/3
F. Escobar n 8	81.4	2.9 7/4
Artur n 8	86.1	2.6 8/6
H. Herrera n 8	90	2.5 8/6
B. Smith n 8	62.4	2.5 5/4

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Steve Clark n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Luna n 6	19	2.4 3/0	2.4 2/1	—
Braian Ojeda n 8	54.4	2.1 5/3	1.9 4/3	—
Daniel Musovski n 8	29.9	1.9 5/0	1.1 3/0	—
Brayan Vera n 8	66.8	1.7 6/4	0.7 3/1	—
Scott Caldwell n 8	43.1	1.6 3/2	1.6 6/0	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Andrés Gómez n 8	63.4	2.5 6/5	1.2 5/2
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.3	2.2 8/3	1.4 5/2
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	56.5	2.2 7/3	1.4 5/2
D. Kreilach n 8	66.4	2 4/3	1.5 4/3
Justin Meram n 8	34.9	1.9 5/1	1 3/0

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Andrés Gómez n 8	63.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Justin Meram n 8	34.9	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
D. Kreilach n 8	66.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Daniel Musovski n 8	29.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Löffelsend n 8	69.8	3.9 7/5
Justin Meram n 8	34.9	3.9 7/4
B. Hidalgo n 5	36.2	3.5 3/3
P. Ruiz n 8	90	2.8 7/5
Emeka Eneli n 5	42.8	2.5 3/3

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	90	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Houston Dynamo		Real Salt Lake
61%	Possession	39%
1.08	Expected goals (xG)	1.03
16	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	5
9	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	7
4	Corners	9
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
558	Passes	339
88%	Pass accuracy	81%

Houston Dynamo player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Steve Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
Daniel Steres	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
E. Bartlow	90	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
Micael	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
A. Carrasquilla	90	3	0	5	0	0	7
Artur	90	0	0	0	4	0	7
H. Herrera	90	1	1	2	2	0	7.3
Corey Baird	90	2	1	3	0	0	6.7
F. Escobar	88	0	0	1	5	Y	7.6
A. Bassi	81	3	0	3	0	0	7.5
Iván Franco	69	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
Sebastián Ferreira sub	21	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Nelson Quiñones sub	9	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
B. Smith sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Zac MacMath	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Andrew Brody	90	0	0	1	0	0	7
J. Glad	90	0	0	0	1	Y	7
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.7
B. Oviedo	90	0	0	0	2	Y	7.3
Braian Ojeda	90	1	1	2	3	0	7.7
Jefferson Savarino	84	3	1	1	2	0	7
R. Rubin	69	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
B. Jacquesson	69	2	1	3	0	0	6.3
Maikel Chang	62	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
Scott Caldwell	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Emeka Eneli sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Andrés Gómez sub	28	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
Daniel Musovski sub	21	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
D. Kreilach sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Luna sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Houston DynamoLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeWLWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Houston Dynamo 0 · 3 draws · Real Salt Lake 3 · 1.83 goals/game

2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo
2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake
2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo
2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake
2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo
2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Houston Dynamo#4 pos51 pts34 pl+13 GD

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Houston Dynamo scored1.5

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

Houston Dynamo conceded1.12

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 6 meetings, Houston Dynamo won 0, Real Salt Lake won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Houston Dynamo 3W 1D 1L; Real Salt Lake 3W 1D 1L.

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