Saturday , 14 November 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
4 – 4
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Chara 30' Y
Larrys Mabiala 67' Y
Eryk Williamson 69' Y
Y 81' Sam Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
  • Referee
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Real Salt Lake H 4–4 D
24 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–3 L
12 Aug Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
06 Aug Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
02 Aug New York City FC A 3–1 W
29 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Portland Timbers A 4–4 D
23 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 4–1 W
28 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–5 L
22 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
18 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
13 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 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' We are underway at Providence Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aaron Herrera made 299 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 6' GOAL! Diego Chara scores on 6.
  • 11' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' Giuseppe Rossi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' The USA Corey Baird breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 1-1!
  • 21' What composure from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The Poland international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 26' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Diego Chara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Damir Kreilach adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Pablo Ruiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' Sam Johnson, a Liberia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Justin Meram is withdrawn and Everton Luiz gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 67.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replaced by Felipe Mora.
  • 69' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' What composure from Sebastian Blanco! The Argentina international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Eryk Williamson is replaced by Cristhian Paredes on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Sam Johnson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Real Salt Lake make a change. Pablo Ruiz trudges off to be replaced by Sam Johnson on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Maikel Chang has done his job and it is now time for Giuseppe Rossi to step up.
  • 85' Felipe Mora has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Giuseppe Rossi makes it 4-3 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' Portland Timbers make a change. Diego Valeri trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Loria on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 4-4 Real Salt Lake.

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
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Valeri 2

Head to Head

2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake W 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.27 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers46% Draw22% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
68%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers34% Draw36% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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