Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Valeri makes it 1-0.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' 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 Moreira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' Eryk Williamson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 41' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 46' Kelyn Rowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 51' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' Claude Dielna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bill Tuiloma, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 78' Joao Plata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corey Baird at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Portland Timbers make a change. Andres Flores trudges off to be replaced by Renzo Zambrano on 83 minutes.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Brian Fernandez on 85 minute.
  • 90' Portland Timbers receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri is replaced by Eryk Williamson.
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 1-0 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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
1.85 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers51% Draw24% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
75%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
49%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers35% Draw42% Real Salt Lake23%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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