Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#26 Position #27
32 Points 32
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
48 Scored 40
51 Conceded 44
-3 GD -4
1.19 PPG 1.19
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' What composure from Diego Valeri! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 21' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Corey Baird has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Argentina international Sebastian Blanco has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Claude Dielna gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' Jorge Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' Corey Baird makes way for Joao Plata at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 83' Renzo Zambrano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andres Flores at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' Brian Fernandez makes way for Marvin Loria at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 90' Portland Timbers receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Eryk Williamson is replacing Diego Valeri for the Portland Timbers side.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

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 Timbers38% Draw42% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+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
15% ✓

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