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Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2025 at 12.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Real Salt Lake

Houston
1 - 2
Salt Lake

Ponce (16', 16')
Escobar (45+5'), Escobar (45+5'), Bartlow (58'), Bartlow (58'), Ponce (90+2'), Ponce (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-4)
Goncalves (1', 1'), Luna (45+5', 45+5')
Davis (45+8'), Davis (45+8')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-0 Houston
Saturday, March 8 at 7.30pm in Major League Soccer

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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.49%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 29.31% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.95%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawReal Salt Lake
46.49% (-0.428 -0.43)24.2% (0.083000000000002 0.08)29.31% (0.342 0.34)
Both teams to score 57.97% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.74% (-0.184 -0.18)44.26% (0.182 0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.36% (-0.17899999999999 -0.18)66.64% (0.17699999999999 0.18)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.81% (-0.25 -0.25)19.18% (0.248 0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.14% (-0.412 -0.41)50.86% (0.41099999999999 0.41)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.73% (0.14 0.14)28.27% (-0.142 -0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.01% (0.178 0.18)63.98% (-0.181 -0.18)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 46.49%
    Real Salt Lake 29.31%
    Draw 24.19%
Houston DynamoDrawReal Salt Lake
2-1 @ 9.34% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-0 @ 8.95% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 7.39% (-0.058 -0.06)
3-1 @ 5.14% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-0 @ 4.07% (-0.063 -0.06)
3-2 @ 3.25% (-0.025 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.12% (-0.041 -0.04)
4-0 @ 1.68% (-0.039 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.34% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 3.2%
Total : 46.49%
1-1 @ 11.31% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.9% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-0 @ 5.42% (0.043 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.19%
1-2 @ 7.15% (0.058 0.06)
0-1 @ 6.85% (0.081 0.08)
0-2 @ 4.33% (0.069 0.07)
1-3 @ 3.01% (0.036 0.04)
2-3 @ 2.48% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.82% (0.035 0.04)
1-4 @ 0.95% (0.015 0.01)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 29.31%

Head to Head
Sep 15, 2024 1.30am
Houston
4-1
Salt Lake
Bassi (27'), Dorsey (45+3'), Kowalczyk (75'), Ponce (81')
Steres (24'), Ponce (38')
Sviatchenko (49' og.)
Arango (31'), Katranis (63'), Glad (90+5')
Aug 6, 2024 2am
Group Stage
Houston
3-0
Salt Lake
Herrera (7'), Micael (24'), Glad (42' og.)
Ponce (62')
Jul 4, 2024 2.30am
Salt Lake
3-2
Houston
Gomez (22'), Luna (42'), Ojeda (67')
Ojeda (77'), Eneli (90+2')
Ibrahim (8'), Brody (55' og.)
Blessing (5'), Escobar (90+2')
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')