Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

3 – 2

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Justen Glad

Y 7' Justen Glad

Y 13' Jonathan Menendez

Y 14' Jonathan Menendez

Y 45' Everton

Y 48' Aaron Herrera

Y 87' Maikel Chang Ramirez

Diego Valeri 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
25 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
05 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
01 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
25 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
22 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
6' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 6.
7' The referee calls foul for Justen Glad. He receives a Yellow card.
10' Dairon Asprilla puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
13' Jonathan Menendez was booked on 13.
14' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
19' Maikel Chang Ramirez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
24' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
29' Yimmi Chara adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' Aaron Herrera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Goal! Albert Rusnak scores his 77 goal in 283 matches.
45' A moment of madness from Everton on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
46' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Marvin Loria departs to be replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
48' Poor challenge from Aaron Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
53' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Juan Sanabria scoring 1 goals.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' A stunning finish from Felipe Mora — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 65 minute. Dairon Asprilla leaves to be changed by Diego Valeri.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' Noah Powder gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Donny Toia and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Damir Kreilach doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' Yimmi Chara makes way for Larrys Mabiala at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
86' Real Salt Lake make a change. Jonathan Menendez trudges off to be replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 86 minutes.
87' Maikel Chang Ramirez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Valeri.
89' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Felipe Mora by Zac McGraw on 89 minute.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
22
Aaron Herrera
18
Zac MacMath
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 86'
44
Toni Datkovic
14
Rubio Rubin
6
Ruiz
4
Donny Toia ↓ Noah Powder 76'
25
Everton ↓ Bobby Wood 76'

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.65 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers47% Draw24% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

70%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

53%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers33% Draw40% Real Salt Lake27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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