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Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2024 at 2.30am UK
Rio Tinto Stadium
Houston Dynamo

Salt Lake
3 - 2
Houston

Gomez (22'), Luna (42'), Ojeda (67')
Ojeda (77'), Eneli (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Ibrahim (8'), Brody (55' og.)
Blessing (5'), Escobar (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-1 LA Galaxy
Sunday, June 23 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 1-0 Charlotte FC
Sunday, June 30 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Houston Dynamo

The teams boast similar defensive numbers heading into this one, but Real Salt Lake have been vastly superior at the top end of the pitch, and we are backing them to emerge victorious at the sound of the final whistle here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 55.15%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 22.6% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.01%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (5.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.31%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Salt Lake would win this match.

Result
Real Salt LakeDrawHouston Dynamo
55.15% (0.0079999999999956 0.01) 22.25% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 22.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 58.05% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.84% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)41.16% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.45% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)63.55% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.15% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)14.84% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.84% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)43.16% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.17% (0.0010000000000048 0)31.83% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.73%68.26%
Score Analysis
    Real Salt Lake 55.15%
    Houston Dynamo 22.6%
    Draw 22.24%
Real Salt LakeDrawHouston Dynamo
2-1 @ 9.84%
1-0 @ 9.01% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
2-0 @ 8.6% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 6.26% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 5.47% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.58% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 2.98% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 2.61% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.71% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-1 @ 1.14%
5-0 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 55.15%
1-1 @ 10.31%
2-2 @ 5.63%
0-0 @ 4.73% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 1.37%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 22.24%
1-2 @ 5.91% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 5.41% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 3.1% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 2.25%
2-3 @ 2.15%
0-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 22.6%

How you voted: Salt Lake vs Houston

Real Salt Lake
85.2%
Draw
11.1%
Houston Dynamo
3.7%
27
Head to Head
Nov 11, 2023 11pm
Houston
1-1
Salt Lake
(Aggregate 1-1 | Houston win 4-3 on penalties)
Baird (28')
Baird (20')
Luna (65')
Savarino (46'), Arango (66'), Vera (72')
Nov 7, 2023 2am
Salt Lake
1-1
Houston
(Aggregate 1-1 | Salt Lake win 5-4 on penalties)
Savarino (70')
Glad (27'), Ojeda (33'), Vera (52')
Bassi (28')
Clark (16'), Bassi (17'), Dorsey (48'), Carrasquilla (69'), Sviatchenko (71')
Oct 29, 2023 10pm
Houston
2-1
Salt Lake
Herrera (22'), Bassi (79')
Escobar (90+5'), Carrasquilla (90+7')
Luna (54')
Oviedo (44'), Julio (82')
Aug 27, 2023 2.30am
Aug 24, 2023 2.30am
Semi-Finals
Houston
3-1
Salt Lake
Herrera (45+5'), Carrasquilla (105'), Caicedo (120+5')
Dorsey (22'), Herrera (38'), Carrasquilla (93'), Artur (118')
Julio (64')
Vera (38'), Arango (59'), Eneli (67'), Gomez (72'), Glad (106'), Palacio (114')
Vera (119')
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