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 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 19 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
#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' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
5' George Fochive, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
6' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 6.
7' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justen Glad gets a Yellow card.
10' Goal! Dairon Asprilla scores his 35 goal in 287 matches.
13' Poor challenge from Jonathan Menendez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' A moment of madness from Jonathan Menendez on 14 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Luna scoring 1 goals.
29' What a moment for Yimmi Chara! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
39' Zac MacMath has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 2-1.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Everton on 45.
46' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Marvin Loria is withdrawn and Sebastian Blanco gets his opportunity.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
58' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' Felipe Mora does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
65' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Dairon Asprilla on 65 minute.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' 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.
76' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Noah Powder comes on to replace Donny Toia.
80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Damir Kreilach makes it 3-2.
81' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Larrys Mabiala comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
86' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang Ramirez. He replaces Jonathan Menendez on 86 minute.
87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maikel Chang Ramirez.
89' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Valeri gets a Yellow card.
89' The crowd applauds Felipe Mora as he leaves the pitch. Zac McGraw steps in for Portland Timbers.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Real Salt Lake

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	5
Damir Kreilach	5
Dairon Asprilla	4
Diego Chara	3
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Bode Davis	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

1.7 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers41% Draw24% Real Salt Lake35%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

65%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

59%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers28% Draw41% Real Salt Lake31%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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