Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

15 September 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Amine Bassi 27’
Griffin Dorsey 45+3’
Sebastian Kowalczyk 75’
Ezequiel Ponce 81’

Erik Sviatchenko 49’ (og)

Match summary

Houston Dynamo won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Real Salt Lake. Houston Dynamo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Amine Bassi put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 27th minute and Griffin Dorsey made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Sviatchenko's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 49th minute, Sebastian Kowalczyk made it 3-1 in the 75th minute, and Ezequiel Ponce made it 4-1 in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Houston Dynamo created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Real Salt Lake's 0.79 from 16.

Key events

Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake

Kick-off

2’

Diogo GonçalvesShot on target

Adalberto CarrasquillaShot on target

6’

20’

Cristian ArangoShot on target

Daniel SteresFoul

23’

Amine BassiRight foot shot

1-0

27’

31’

Cristian ArangoFoul

Ezequiel PonceFoul

38’

44’

Lachlan BrookShot on target

Griffin DorseyRight foot shot

2-0

45+3’

Sebastian KowalczykHéctor Herrera

45+6’

Half-time2-0

46’

Bode HidalgoJavain Brown

49’

Erik SviatchenkoOwn goal

2-1

Ezequiel PonceShot on target

50’

51’

Lachlan BrookShot on target

Second half underway

Ibrahim AliyuShot on target

60’

62’

Lachlan BrookShot on target

63’

Anderson JulioLachlan Brook

63’

Alexandros KatranisFoul

Ezequiel PonceShot on target

63’

64’

Andrew BrodyAlexandros Katranis

Latif BlessingIbrahim Aliyu

68’

70’

Diogo GonçalvesShot on target

Sebastian KowalczykRight foot shot

3-1

75’

76’

Noel CaliskanEmeka Eneli

76’

Dominik MarczukDiego Luna

Ezequiel Ponce

4-1

80’

Brooklyn RainesArtur

88’

Sebastián FerreiraAmine Bassi

88’

Orrin McKinze Gaines II.Ezequiel Ponce

88’

90+4’

Justen GladArgument

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Houston Dynamo 1.49 xGReal Salt Lake 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Real Salt Lake attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Real Salt Lake 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Steve Clark	90′	6	1	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	1	1	–	2	–	42	1	1	–	–
Erik Sviatchenko	90′	–	–	–	1	–	50	–	–	–	–
Micael	90′	3	2	2	6	–	65	2	–	–	–
Daniel Steres	90′	–	4	–	1	–	60	1	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Artur Taken off	88′	–	–	74	–	0.05	3	6	5	1	1	–
Héctor Herrera Taken off	45′	–	–	51	–	0.03	2	–	2	–	–	–
Adalberto Carrasquilla	90′	–	1	68	1	0.14	1	–	2	2	–	–
Amine Bassi Taken off	88′	1	–	54	4	0.09	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Taken off	68′	–	–	32	1	0.12	–	–	1	2	–	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	22	–	0.01	–	2	–	–	–	–
Latif Blessing Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	12	1	0.15	–	–	1	–	–	–
Brooklyn Raines Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastián Ferreira Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Ezequiel Ponce Taken off	88′	1	–	4	3	0.53	0.02	1	6	3	25
Orrin McKinze Gaines II. Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Gavin Beavers	90′	4	4	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Javain Brown Taken off	45′	2	1	1	3	1	14	–	–	–	–
Justen Glad	90′	1	3	3	3	2	66	2	–	–
Philip Quinton	90′	1	1	1	3	1	52	1	–	–	–
Alexandros Katranis Taken off	64′	1	2	–	3	–	34	–	–	–
Bode Hidalgo Came on as a substitute	45′	3	2	–	3	–	25	–	–	–	–
Andrew Brody Came on as a substitute	26′	2	–	–	5	2	15	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Emeka Eneli Taken off	76′	–	–	41	1	0.09	1	5	3	–	1	–
Braian Ojeda	90′	–	–	47	1	0.04	1	1	3	2	1	–
Lachlan Brook Taken off	63′	–	–	13	1	0.21	–	1	3	–	2	–
Diogo Gonçalves	90′	–	–	20	3	0.06	3	–	3	–	–	–
Diego Luna Taken off	76′	–	–	37	2	0.08	1	–	2	1	–	–
Noel Caliskan Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	9	1	0.01	–	1	–	–	–	–
Dominik Marczuk Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	11	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Cristian Arango	90′	–	–	4	1	0.28	0.02	–	5	4	19
Anderson Julio Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	1	–	0.05	0.00	–	1	–	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Houston Dynamo W W L W D

Real Salt Lake L D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Real Salt Lake 3-2 Houston Dynamo, 04 Jul 24 Next meeting: Houston Dynamo 1-2 Real Salt Lake, 16 Mar 25 All Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.