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Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
3 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

9
5
5
Portland Timbers 19 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#28 Position #18
14 Points 26
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 26
28 Conceded 19
-6 GD +7
1.00 PPG 1.86
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake is underway.
  • 5' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Sebastian Saucedo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Justen Glad is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Kyle Beckerman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 55' Andres Flores is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Ridgewell made 287 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The 31-year-old Albert Rusnak has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Portland Timbers Form

2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-30 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-19 Real Salt Lake 4–1 New England Revolution W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers58% Draw22% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
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
79%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
42%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers40% Draw40% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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