Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 16' Diego Valeri puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
  • 21' The 29-year-old Jeremy Ebobisse has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Claude Dielna, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' 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 Nedum Onuoha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Claude Dielna.
  • 71' Brazil international Everton Luiz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Corey Baird is withdrawn and Joao Plata gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Andres Flores departs to be replaced by Renzo Zambrano.
  • 85' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Brian Fernandez has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Loria to step up.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Renzo Zambrano. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 90' Eryk Williamson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Valeri on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers players.

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
Damir Kreilach 5
Felipe Mora 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
1.63 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers45% Draw25% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
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
70%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
55%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers30% Draw43% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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