Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo stats tab covers MLS (USA), MLS Cup - Round 1 on 7 Nov 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Real Salt Lake 3, Houston Dynamo 5; Shots off target: Real Salt Lake 6, Houston Dynamo 0; Possession: Real Salt Lake 54%, Houston Dynamo 46%; Corner kicks: Real Salt Lake 7, Houston Dynamo 4; Fouls: Real Salt Lake 21, Houston Dynamo 14; Yellow cards: Real Salt Lake 3, Houston Dynamo 5. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Houston Dynamo led shots on target, 5 to 3 over Real Salt Lake, Real Salt Lake had more possession, 54% to 46% over Houston Dynamo, and Real Salt Lake led corner kicks, 7 to 4 over Houston Dynamo. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Real Salt Lake committed more fouls, 21 to 14 over Houston Dynamo and Houston Dynamo had more yellow cards, 5 to 3 over Real Salt Lake. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
