Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Portland Timbers

3 – 0

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Real Salt Lake

Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Chris Wattam
Referee Edvin Jurisevic

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	3–0	W
07 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	4–1	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
20 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
19 Oct	New England Revolution	H	4–1	W
07 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–4	L
30 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Real Salt Lake
#22	Position	#24
46	Points	45
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
62	Scored	53
61	Conceded	52
+1	GD	+1
1.35	PPG	1.32
38%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' With 10 assists to his name this season, Albert Rusnak is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
40' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Sebastian Blanco, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' Kyle Beckerman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 295 appearances.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
Real Salt Lake will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

6
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
18
Nick Rimando
5
Kyle Beckerman C
11
Albert Rusnak
10
Joao Plata
30
Marcelo Silva
7
Jefferson Savarino
12
Brooks Lennon
22
Aaron Herrera ↓ Corey Baird 72'
8
Stephen Sunday ↓ Sebastian Saucedo 78'

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	7
Sebastian Blanco	7
Damir Kreilach	5
Dairon Asprilla	4
Diego Chara	3
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Bode Davis	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.36 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Portland Timbers to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers65% Draw20% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

85%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

35%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw38% Real Salt Lake14%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 1

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	22%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

Real Salt Lake Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet