Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Thursday 10 September 2026 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston · referee R. Touchan · full time
Full time: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake
Houston Dynamo beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 in MLS on Thursday 10 September 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium. The goals: Guilherme 57', Saba Lobjanidze 76', Mateusz Bogusz 87'.
How Houston Dynamo won it
Houston Dynamo struck first through Guilherme in the 57th minute, set up by Lawrence Ennali. Real Salt Lake levelled at 1-1 in the 76th minute through Saba Lobjanidze, set up by Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos. Mateusz Bogusz made it 2-1 to Houston Dynamo in the 87th minute, set up by Guilherme.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, R. Touchan, showed 5 yellow cards: 1 to Houston Dynamo and 4 to Real Salt Lake.
Houston Dynamo: B. Olsen, 4-4-2 · Real Salt Lake: P. Mastroeni, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.52 for Houston Dynamo and 1.43 for Real Salt Lake.
Houston Dynamo had 6 shots on target, Real Salt Lake 4.
Houston Dynamo had 52% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Houston Dynamo came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.12 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
Real Salt Lake came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.47 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake: the match in numbers
| Houston Dynamo | Match statistics | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 1.52 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.43 |
| 12 | Total shots | 9 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 515 | Total passes | 478 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 1 | Corners | 4 |
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Guilherme (Houston Dynamo), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Houston Dynamo
- Guilherme 8.5 1 goal, 1 assist
- Mateusz Bogusz 8.0 1 goal
- Franco Negri 7.3
- Artur 7.2
- Antônio Carlos 7.2
Real Salt Lake
- Saba Lobjanidze 7.1 1 goal
- Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos 7.1 1 assist
- Noel Caliskan 7.0
- Rafael Cabral 6.9
- Aiden Hezarkhani 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Juan Jose Arias at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Houston Dynamo: Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Real Salt Lake: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake
What was the score in Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake?
Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake (half-time 0-0), MLS, Thursday 10 September 2026.
Who scored in Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake?
Guilherme 57', Saba Lobjanidze 76', Mateusz Bogusz 87'.
Did Moneyball predict Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake?
Guilherme, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake?
R. Touchan.
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