Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

6 – 1

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Yimmi Chara 45' Y

Y 51' Ruiz

Y 73' Justen Glad

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	6–1	W
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–6	L
19 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	W
13 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
30 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
5' 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.
10' Noah Powder has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
25' 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 Erik Holt suffering a number of foals already.
27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Mora makes no mistake. 1-0!
32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 50% of all matches.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dairon Asprilla makes it 2-0.
41' Damir Kreilach has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Yimmi Chara is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 45.
46' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Noah Powder on, Toni Datkovic off on 46 minutes.
48' Yimmi Chara doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
49' Goal! Yimmi Chara scores his 25 goal in 489 matches.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruiz on 51 minutes.
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
61' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Claudio Bravo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' Jonathan Menendez is replacing Justin Meram for the Real Salt Lake side.
68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Chara makes no mistake. 5-1!
73' The referee calls foul for Justen Glad. He receives a Yellow card.
74' Santiago Moreno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dairon Asprilla at the 74 minute mark.
75' Cristhian Paredes is replacing George Fochive for the Portland Timbers side.
77' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Ruiz exits the field as Anderson Julio enters on 77.
80' Jaroslaw Niezgoda gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Felipe Mora and will look to change the dynamic.
85' What a strike from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The score is 6-1.
86' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Diego Valeri.
88' A stunning finish from Cristhian Paredes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Rubio Rubin is replaced by Milan Iloski on 89 minute.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Real Salt Lake

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Diego Valeri 86'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Santiago Moreno 74'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Marvin Loria 80'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 80'
20
George Fochive ↓ Cristhian Paredes 75'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.83 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers58% Draw19% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

42%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers45% Draw34% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.7%

4 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.1%

4 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

3 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	16%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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