Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 17 Jul 2025 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Brayan Vera

Y 52' Pablo Ruiz

Y 67' Bode Davis

Felipe Mora 69' Y

Y 90' Rafael Cabral

Overview

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

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
13 Jul	St. Louis City	A	1–2	L
06 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
28 Jun	Toronto FC	A	0–3	L
14 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
08 Jun	St. Louis City	H	2–1	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
13 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
06 Jul	St. Louis City	H	3–2	W
29 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
15 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
01 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–2	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' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 45.
50' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
52' Pablo Ruiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 52.
55' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Ariel Lassiter on, Omir Fernandez off on 55 minutes.
60' Rafael Cabral needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
65' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Bode Davis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Felipe Mora.
71' The whistle greets Felipe Mora as he departs to be replaced by Gage Guerra.
73' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Pablo Ruiz exits the field as Emeka Eneli enters on 73.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominik Marczuk, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Justen Glad exits the field as Philip Quinton enters on 80.
83' A goal from the Portugal international Diogo Goncalves! He fires home on 83 to make it 0-1!
86' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. David Ayala is replaced by Cristhian Paredes on 86 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rafael Cabral on 90.
90' Dominik Marczuk gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Diego Luna and will look to change the dynamic.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 86'
41
James Pantemis
15
Eric Miller ↑ 71'
7
Ariel Lassiter ↑ 55'
19
Kevin Kelsy
80
Julio Ortiz
23
Ian Smith
88
Gage Guerra ↑ 71'

Coach Phil Neville

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

77
Johnny Russell
98
Alexandros Katranis ↑ 73'
31
Mason Stajduhar
26
Philip Quinton ↑ 80'
14
Emeka Eneli ↑ 73'
81
Griffin Dillon
23
Ariath Piol ↑ 73'
11
Dominik Marczuk ↑ 90'
36
Jesus Barea ↑ 90'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2025-07-06 Portland Timbers 2–1 New England Revolution W 2025-06-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-06-14 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City W

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2025-07-06 Real Salt Lake 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-15 Real Salt Lake 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2025-06-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw28% Real Salt Lake39%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

61%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

67%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers25% Draw45% Real Salt Lake30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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