Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Santiago Moreno 13' 1–0
Felipe Mora 64' 2–0
2–1 83' Cristian Arango
Diego Chara 34' Y
Y 45' Braian Ojeda
Y 86' Brayan Vera
Dairon Asprilla 90' Y
David Bingham 90' Y

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
2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
27 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
21 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–5 L
16 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
13 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
02 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–4 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
27 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
16 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
13 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
09 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–0 W
01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Braian Ojeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' A goal from the Colombia international Santiago Moreno! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-0!
  • 18' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 23' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Luna scoring 1 goals.
  • 28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a card for Diego Chara.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Dario Zuparic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Braian Ojeda.
  • 46' Carlos Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bode Davis on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Franck Boli by Felipe Mora on 57 minute.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 45 goal in 11 matches.
  • 69' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Evander is replaced by Bryan Acosta on 73 minute.
  • 77' Damir Kreilach is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rubio Rubin at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Jasper Loffelsend. He replaces Nelson Palacio on 78 minute.
  • 83' GOAL! Cristian Arango fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 86' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Brayan Vera will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Portland Timbers make a change. Cristhian Paredes trudges off to be replaced by Larrys Mabiala on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Dairon Asprilla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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

2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-07-16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 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 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers39% Draw24% Real Salt Lake37%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
63%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
61%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers27% Draw41% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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