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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
5
5
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
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
#23 Position #21
24 Points 27
18 Played 17
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
33 Scored 29
33 Conceded 25
+0 GD +4
1.33 PPG 1.59
39% Win % 47%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The 34-year-old Zarek Valentin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Damir Kreilach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Kyle Beckerman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jorge Villafana suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Juan Sanabria scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Andres Flores is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 60' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Chara made 291 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

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 7
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Valeri 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
2.34 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Portland Timbers to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers63% Draw20% Real Salt Lake17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
83%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
37%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers46% Draw38% Real Salt Lake16%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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