Real Salt Lake 3–4 FC Dallas — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 01:30 UTC

Real Salt Lake

DLLDD

3–4Full-time analysis

FC Dallas

WDLDW

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

FC Dallas won 3–4.

Shots: 1413
Shots on target: 75
Expected goals: 1.671.92
Possession: 59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Dallas beat Real Salt Lake 4–3. Recorded in this match (Real Salt Lake – FC Dallas): shots 14–13, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 1.67–1.92, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake, FC Dallas.

4 days ▲Rest daysReal Salt Lake · FC Dallas3.04 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Real Salt Lake	FC Dallas	Baseline
Rest days	4 days	3.04 days	—
Matches last 14 days	1 match	1 match	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Real Salt Lake's recent record differs from the season

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Real Salt Lake's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.74 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.4 goals/match	1.74 goals/match	1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Real Salt Lake have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.4% ●PossessionReal Salt Lake · FC Dallas41.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Real Salt Lake	FC Dallas	Baseline
Possession	50.4%	41.6%	50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots14 shots13 shotsReal Salt Lake 14 shots, FC Dallas 13 shots
Shots on target7 shots5 shotsReal Salt Lake 7 shots, FC Dallas 5 shots
Expected goals1.67 xG1.92 xGReal Salt Lake 1.67 xG, FC Dallas 1.92 xG
Possession59%41%Real Salt Lake 59%, FC Dallas 41%
Corners6 corners3 cornersReal Salt Lake 6 corners, FC Dallas 3 corners
Fouls11 fouls13 foulsReal Salt Lake 11 fouls, FC Dallas 13 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsReal Salt Lake 3 cards, FC Dallas 3 cards
Passes568 passes404 passesReal Salt Lake 568 passes, FC Dallas 404 passes
Pass accuracy85%78.5%Real Salt Lake 85%, FC Dallas 78.5%
Shots inside box9 shots7 shotsReal Salt Lake 9 shots, FC Dallas 7 shots
Blocked shots2 blocks1 blockReal Salt Lake 2 blocks, FC Dallas 1 block
Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesReal Salt Lake 1 save, FC Dallas 4 saves
Offsides0 offsides1 offsideReal Salt Lake 0 offsides, FC Dallas 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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Real Salt Lake: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.66 xG. FC Dallas: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.95 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Real Salt Lake 1.66 xG · FC Dallas 1.95 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Salt Lake

2Draws

2FC Dallas

10 May 2026FC Dallas — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer3–1

11 May 2025FC Dallas — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–1

23 Mar 2025Real Salt Lake — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer0–1

19 Sept 2024Real Salt Lake — FC Dallas · Major League Soccer3–2

26 May 2024FC Dallas — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer3–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Salt Lake favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 5 · 1 too close

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Window

Season

Real Salt Lake19 matchesFC Dallas20 matches

1.74 goals/matchGoals scored19/20▲ 1.9 goals/match

1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/20▲ 1.45 goals/match

1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/171.5 xG/match

14.9 shots/match ▲Shots19/2012.2 shots/match

5.68 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/204.5 shots/match

50.4% ●Possession19/2041.6%

4.89 corners/match ●Corners19/204.3 corners/match

2.6 cards/matchCards5/62.17 cards/match

11.6 fouls/matchFouls19/2013.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready

Season samples19 / 20home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

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