Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Portland Timbers
3 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 14 Jul 2024 · 02:25 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Chara 7' Y
Jonathan Rodriguez 7' Y
Y 23' Cristian Arango
Y 23' Carlos Gomez
Felipe Mora 23' Y
Y 37' Braian Ojeda
Y 56' Matt Crooks
Y 63' Diego Luna
Claudio Bravo 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

10
5
5
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W
08 Jul Nashville SC H 4–1 W
05 Jul FC Dallas A 2–3 L
30 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
20 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
07 Jul Atlanta United FC H 5–2 W
04 Jul Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
23 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
20 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 4–3 W
15 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 2' What composure from Felipe Mora! The Chile international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 7' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 7.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nelson Palacio, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristian Arango.
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Braian Ojeda.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 288 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 47' Matt Crooks has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 388 appearances.
  • 48' Santiago Moreno is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Matt Crooks picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Luna on 63 minutes.
  • 63' The whistle greets Emeka Eneli as he departs to be replaced by Nelson Palacio.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eryk Williamson made 296 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! David Ayala comes on to replace Matt Crooks.
  • 78' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 78 minute. Santiago Moreno leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang.
  • 83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Claudio Bravo by Antony on 84 minute.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Claudio Bravo.
  • 89' Eric Miller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Mora at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Evander makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 7
Felipe Mora 7
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Chara 3
Albert Rusnak 2

Head to Head

2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Portland Timbers Form

2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC W 2024-07-05 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-06-30 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-06-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2024-07-07 Real Salt Lake 5–2 Atlanta United FC W 2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-06-23 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-06-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers56% Draw22% Real Salt Lake22%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
79%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
44%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers41% Draw40% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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