Saturday , 14 November 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 1 Sep 2019 · 02:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Claude Dielna 66' Y
Renzo Zambrano 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Geoff Gamble

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

10
5
5
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers 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
01 Sep Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
24 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
19 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
11 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
04 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
25 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
04 Aug New York City FC H 3–1 W

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' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Steve Clark is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jorge Villafana made 302 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' GOAL! Diego Valeri scores on 16. Assisted by Andres Flores
  • 21' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' 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 Donald Toia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Justen Glad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 295 appearances.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Claude Dielna was booked on 66.
  • 71' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 76' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Joao Plata. He replaces Corey Baird on 78 minute.
  • 83' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Andres Flores departs to be replaced by Renzo Zambrano.
  • 85' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Brian Fernandez departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Renzo Zambrano on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri is replaced by Eryk Williamson.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-08-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-08-11 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.88 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers53% Draw24% Real Salt Lake23%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
77%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
47%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw43% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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