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 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

2021-09-26 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
#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' We are underway at Providence Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Juan Sanabria scoring 1 goals.
15' The 34-year-old George Fochive has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
27' The deadlock is broken! Felipe Mora gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
36' Dairon Asprilla doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' GOAL! Damir Kreilach scores on 41.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yimmi Chara.
46' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Toni Datkovic is replaced by Noah Powder.
48' What composure from Yimmi Chara! The Colombia international strokes it home. 3-1.
49' Magnificent from Yimmi Chara! That is 25 goals in 480 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
51' The referee calls foul for Ruiz. He receives a Yellow card.
56' 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.
61' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Jonathan Menendez on, Justin Meram off on 63 minutes.
68' Diego Chara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Justen Glad.
74' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Dairon Asprilla is withdrawn and Santiago Moreno gets his opportunity.
75' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. George Fochive is withdrawn and Cristhian Paredes gets his opportunity.
77' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Anderson Julio on, Ruiz off on 77 minutes.
80' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 80 minute. Felipe Mora leaves to be changed by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
85' Jaroslaw Niezgoda makes no mistake. The score reads 6-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
86' Diego Valeri is replacing Yimmi Chara for the Portland Timbers side.
88' Cristhian Paredes makes no mistake. The score reads 7-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
89' Real Salt Lake make a change. Rubio Rubin trudges off to be replaced by Milan Iloski on 89 minutes.
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
Felipe Mora	7
Sebastian Blanco	7
Damir Kreilach	5
Dairon Asprilla	4
Diego Chara	3
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Rubio Rubin	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

2.88 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Real Salt Lake xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers59% Draw19% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.68

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	49%	51%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

41%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers46% Draw33% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.6%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

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	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	19%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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