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 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portland Timbers is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Claudio Bravo made 168 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
6' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justen Glad gets a Yellow card.
7' Justen Glad has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
10' Dairon Asprilla puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Menendez on 13.
14' Jonathan Menendez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' Yimmi Chara makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Albert Rusnak is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Everton.
46' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Marvin Loria departs to be replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
53' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' Everton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' Felipe Mora does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
65' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Dairon Asprilla exits the field as Diego Valeri enters on 65.
70' Portland Timbers have won 480 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' The crowd applauds Donny Toia as he leaves the pitch. Noah Powder steps in for Real Salt Lake.
80' Damir Kreilach makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
81' Portland Timbers make a change. Yimmi Chara trudges off to be replaced by Larrys Mabiala on 81 minutes.
86' Maikel Chang Ramirez is replacing Jonathan Menendez for the Real Salt Lake side.
87' Maikel Chang Ramirez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' A moment of madness from Diego Valeri on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
89' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 89 minute. Felipe Mora leaves to be changed by Zac McGraw.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 3-2 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Diego Chara	3
Albert Rusnak	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

1.99 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers49% Draw23% Real Salt Lake28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

72%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

51%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers35% Draw40% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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