Houston Dynamo 1-2 Real Salt Lake — MLS, 16 Mar 2025
Real Salt Lake beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 in MLS on 16 March 2025 at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston. Ezequiel Ponce scored for Houston Dynamo; D. Goncalves and Diego Luna for Real Salt Lake. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 2 and Real Salt Lake 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-11'
- 1-116'assist: Jack McGlynn
- 23'VARGoal cancelled
- 37'A. Tarbellout: James Maurer
- 1-245'assist: Dominik Marczuk
- 45+5'
- 45+8'Foul
- Half-time1-2
- 57'out: T. Wolff
- 58'Foul
- 68'
- 68'out: F. Ajago
- 75'
- 79'out: Pablo Ruiz
- 81'out: D. Steres
- 81'S. Kowalczykout: G. Segal
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Houston Dynamo
- 8.5Jack McGlynnM
- 7.3Ethan BartlowD
- 7.2Sebastian KowalczykM
- 7.0Ezequiel PonceF
- 7.0Obafemi AwodesuD
- 7.0Franco EscobarD
- 6.9Amine BassiM
- 6.9Griffin DorseyD
- 6.9James MaurerG
- 6.7ArturM
- 6.7Érik DueñasM
- 6.7Gabriel SegalF
- 6.6Nicolás LodeiroM
- 6.6Daniel SteresD
- 6.3Andrew TarbellG
Real Salt Lake
- 7.7Diego LunaM
- 7.7Diogo GonçalvesM
- 7.3Justen GladD
- 7.3Emeka EneliM
- 7.3Brayan VeraD
- 7.0Tyler WolffF
- 6.9Forster AjagoF
- 6.9Rafael CabralG
- 6.9Nelson PalacioM
- 6.9Dominik MarczukM
- 6.6Bode HidalgoD
- 6.6Samuel JunquaD
- 6.3Pablo RuizM
- 6.3Ariath PiolF
- 6.3Braian OjedaM
Line-ups
Real Salt Lake4-2-3-1
Houston Dynamo4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Houston DynamoJuan Francisco Guerra Piñero
Substitutes
- 30Junior UrsoM
- 5D. Steres81'D6.6
- 1James Maurer37'G6.9
- 17G. Segal81'F6.7
- 18Aliyu IbrahimF
- 23M. HallidayD
- 16Érik Dueñas75'M6.7
- 35Brooklyn RainesM
- 33E. ArzuF
Real Salt LakePablo Andrés Mastroeni
Substitutes
- 98Aléxandros KatránisD
- 91J. BrownD
- 7Pablo Ruiz79'M6.3
- 17Lachlan BrookF
- 31Mason StajduharG
- 13N. Palacio68'M6.9
- 16T. Wolff57'F7.0
- 26Philip QuintonD
- 27F. Ajago68'
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
2.15Expected goals (xG)0.94
15Total shots10
2Shots on target5
9Shots off target3
4Blocked shots2
9Corners6
4Offsides0
9Fouls13
3Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.38Goals prevented0.38
464Total passes440
398Accurate passes369
86%Pass accuracy84%
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McGlynn | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 8.5 |
| Ethan Bartlow | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Sebastian Kowalczyk | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Obafemi Awodesu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Franco Escobar | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Amine Bassi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Griffin Dorsey | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| James Maurer | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Artur | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Érik Dueñas | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Gabriel Segal | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | 75 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Steres | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Andrew Tarbell | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Real Salt Lake
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Luna | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Diogo Gonçalves | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Justen Glad | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Emeka Eneli | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Brayan Vera | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Tyler Wolff | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Forster Ajago | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Rafael Cabral | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nelson Palacio | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Dominik Marczuk | 57 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Bode Hidalgo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Junqua | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Pablo Ruiz | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ariath Piol | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Braian Ojeda | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Houston DynamoDLLDD
- D08 Mar 25AColumbus Crew0-0
- L03 Mar 25HInter Miami1-4
- L23 Feb 25HFC Dallas1-2
- D03 Nov 24HSeattle Sounders1-1
- D29 Oct 24ASeattle Sounders0-0
Real Salt LakeLWLDD
- L09 Mar 25HSan Diego1-3
- W01 Mar 25HSeattle Sounders2-0
- L23 Feb 25ASan Jose Earthquakes0-4
- D03 Nov 24AMinnesota United FC1-1
- D30 Oct 24HMinnesota United FC0-0
Head-to-head
- 15 Sept 24Houston Dynamo4-1Real Salt Lake
- 04 Jul 24Real Salt Lake3-2Houston Dynamo
- 11 Nov 23Houston Dynamo1-1Real Salt Lake
- 07 Nov 23Real Salt Lake1-1Houston Dynamo
- 29 Oct 23Houston Dynamo2-1Real Salt Lake
- 27 Aug 23Real Salt Lake0-3Houston Dynamo
Most recent meetings
Final table, MLS 2025 · Western Conference
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | -3 | 44 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | -7 | 44 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | -11 | 41 |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | -12 | 41 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | -13 | 37 |
| 13 | St. Louis City | 34 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | -20 | 30 |
Before and after
Houston Dynamo
- Previous: Columbus Crew 0-0 Houston Dynamo, 8 Mar 2025 · MLS
- Next: Seattle Sounders 0-0 Houston Dynamo, 23 Mar 2025 · MLS
Real Salt Lake
- Previous: Real Salt Lake 1-3 San Diego, 9 Mar 2025 · MLS
- Next: Real Salt Lake 0-1 FC Dallas, 23 Mar 2025 · MLS
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