Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 5' Andrew Putna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 6' A goal from the Colombia international Diego Chara! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 16' 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 Villafana suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' What composure from Corey Baird! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 21' Jaroslaw Niezgoda adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Chara on 30.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Damir Kreilach makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Duvall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Justin Meram has done his job and it is now time for Everton Luiz to step up.
  • 67' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 67.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Felipe Mora on, Jaroslaw Niezgoda off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eryk Williamson on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Sebastian Blanco doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 78' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Eryk Williamson has done his job and it is now time for Cristhian Paredes to step up.
  • 81' Sam Johnson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Sam Johnson on, Pablo Ruiz off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giuseppe Rossi is hanging Maikel Chang on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Brilliant from the ! Felipe Mora makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 90' Giuseppe Rossi makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Diego Valeri as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Loria steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-4.

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 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Bode Davis 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
2.02 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers39% Draw22% Real Salt Lake39%
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
61%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
61%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers28% Draw36% Real Salt Lake36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
7%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 4
3.1%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

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

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