{"id":289993,"date":"2026-05-12T19:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/289993\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:37:08","slug":"match-preview-houston-dynamo-fc-look-to-secure-six-point-road-trip-with-midweek-match-at-real-salt-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/289993\/","title":{"rendered":"MATCH PREVIEW: Houston Dynamo FC look to secure six-point road trip with midweek match at Real Salt Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON (May 12, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0wrap up a two-match road stretch on Wednesday, May 13, traveling to face Real Salt Lake at America First Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT, and fans can watch the action live on\u00a0Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s fixture marks the 12th\u00a0matchup between the two sides in all competitions since the start of 2023 and the 42nd\u00a0all-time MLS regular season meeting. Houston has a 6-4-1 (WLD) record in all competitions versus Salt Lake under head coach\u00a0Ben\u00a0Olsen, including MLS regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup and Leagues Cup play.<\/p>\n

One lineup note for Wednesday is that defender\u00a0Felipe\u00a0Andrade\u00a0will miss the match due to yellow card accumulation.<\/p>\n

The Dynamo currently sit inside the playoff line in eighth in the Western Conference with 18 points and a 6-5-0 (WLD) record.<\/p>\n

The Dynamo will look to secure a six-point road trip out west after\u00a0defeating LAFC 4-1<\/a>\u00a0at BMO Stadium on Sunday night, earning their sixth victory in the last seven matches in all competitions. The match was highlighted by a brace from U.S. Men\u2019s National Team midfielder\u00a0Jack\u00a0McGlynn, whose performance earned him\u00a0MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday<\/a>\u00a0honors for Matchday 12. Attacker\u00a0Guilherme\u00a0and former LAFC star\u00a0Mateusz Bogusz\u00a0each also found the back of the net.\u00a0Notably, tonight\u2019s result marks Houston\u2019s fifth victory in their last eight regular season meetings with LAFC (including two draws), outscoring their Western Conference foes 12-5 during that stretch. Additionally, forward\u00a0Aliyu\u00a0Ibrahim\u00a0made his 100th\u00a0Dynamo appearance in all competitions after coming onto the pitch in the 87th\u00a0minute.<\/p>\n

Guilherme leads the Dynamo attack with 11 goal contributions this season, including six goals and five assists. Forward\u00a0Lawrence\u00a0Ennali\u00a0sits fourth in MLS in one-on-ones with 11, winning eight for a 72.7 percent success rate, while being tied for fifth-fastest top speed this season at 35.96 kilometers per hour.<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake enters Wednesday\u2019s match coming off a 3-1 defeat at FC Dallas, with U.S. Men\u2019s National Team midfielder Diego Luna scoring the team\u2019s lone goal. Salt Lake currently sits just above Houston in sixth in the Western Conference with 19 points and a 6-4-1 (WLD) record. Sergi Solans and Luna lead the team\u2019s attack,\u00a0combining for\u00a0nine goals and five assists.<\/p>\n

Houston returns home to host Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, May 16, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT at\u00a0Shell Energy Stadium\u00a0on what will be\u00a0Soccer Celebration Night. This will be Houston\u2019s last home match before the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 break, and fans can take advantage of the\u00a0Club and Country offer<\/a>\u00a0that includes a ticket to the match and a country-themed scarf (15 options).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (May 12, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0wrap up a two-match road stretch on Wednesday, May 13, traveling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[106120,70212,56,844,845,58,57,79944,13793,59944],"class_list":["post-289993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-felipe-andrade","tag-guilherme","tag-houston","tag-houston-dynamo-fc","tag-houston-dynamo-news","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-ibrahim-aliyu","tag-lawrence-ennali","tag-mateusz-bogusz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}