Real Salt Lake hasn’t lost any of its last nine MLS matches against Houston (W4 D5), including a 0-0 away draw in February. RSL has two longer unbeaten runs against a single team in the club’s MLS history, going 10 in a row without losing against the Union from 2010-17 and Portland from 2011-14 (incl. playoffs).
Real Salt Lake came from behind to win for the second straight week, with a 2-1 win in Montreal on Sunday. RSL has three wins after conceding the opening goal this season, tied for most in MLS (LAFC) as its eight wins after going 1-0 down since the start of last season are most in the league (incl. playoffs).
The Dynamo recorded a 3-0 win at the Galaxy on Sunday, the club’s second win in their last 30 away matches (also 3-1 at Miami in April). Since the start of the 2018 season, Houston has won all seven away matches in which its scored three or more goals (W7) and has failed to win any of the others (D14 L45).
Real Salt Lake has held just two halftime leads this season, going on to draw each time they were ahead at the half. No team has earned more points on goals scored in the second half than RSL this season, with 15 of their 22 points coming on second half strikes.
Sebastián Ferreira was involved in all three Dynamo goals against the Galaxy on Sunday (1 goal, 2 assists). Ferreira has been involved in seven of Houston’s 11 goals since April 9 (5 goals, 2 assists), only Cristian Espinoza, Taxi Fountas and Valentín Castellanos (8 each) have been involved in more in that time.
