Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sebastian Blanco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Felipe Mora is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' Jonathan Menendez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Dairon Asprilla makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' The Croatia Damir Kreilach breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 2-1!
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Yimmi Chara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Noah Powder. He replaces Toni Datkovic on 46 minute.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Yimmi Chara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 49' Yimmi Chara adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' Ruiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 63' Jonathan Menendez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Meram at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' What composure from Diego Chara! The Colombia international strokes it home. 5-1.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Justen Glad.
  • 74' Portland Timbers make a change. Dairon Asprilla trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Moreno on 74 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, George Fochive off on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Anderson Julio comes on to replace Ruiz.
  • 80' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Felipe Mora on 80 minute.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Jaroslaw Niezgoda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 86 minute.
  • 88' GOAL! Cristhian Paredes fires home to make it 7-1!
  • 89' Rubio Rubin makes way for Milan Iloski at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

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

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
2.58 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers52% Draw20% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.63
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 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
48%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers39% Draw35% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 3
3.8%
4 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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