Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Providence Park as Portland Timbers face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' Felipe Mora adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Chara is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 7.
  • 12' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Evander, a Brazil , has 26 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' Cristian Arango has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 23.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Braian Ojeda is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 47' James Pantemis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Santiago Moreno has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Matt Crooks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 63' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Emeka Eneli is replaced by Nelson Palacio.
  • 68' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 73' The 32-year-old Matt Crooks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Matt Crooks by David Ayala on 76 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Santiago Moreno by Maikel Chang on 78 minute.
  • 83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 84' Antony is ready to make an impact after coming on for Claudio Bravo at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Claudio Bravo is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 86.
  • 89' The whistle greets Felipe Mora as he departs to be replaced by Eric Miller.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Evander — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 3-0 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Bode Davis 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
2 / 4
1.85 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers48% Draw24% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
52%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers34% Draw41% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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