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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 20 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
#22	Position	#24
46	Points	45
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
62	Scored	53
61	Conceded	52
+1	GD	+1
1.35	PPG	1.32
38%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake.
5' 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.
10' Santiago Moreno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
15' 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.
20' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Ayala is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Brayan Vera is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 45.
50' Finn Surman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 213 appearances.
52' Pablo Ruiz is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
55' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Omir Fernandez by Ariel Lassiter on 55 minute.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
67' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Bode Davis will be fuming at that decision.
69' That looks like a foul for a card for Felipe Mora.
71' Gage Guerra gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Felipe Mora and will look to change the dynamic.
73' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Pablo Ruiz exits the field as Emeka Eneli enters on 73.
78' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
80' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Philip Quinton on, Justen Glad off on 80 minutes.
83' The deadlock is broken! Diogo Goncalves gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
86' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Cristhian Paredes comes on to replace David Ayala.
90' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Dominik Marczuk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Luna on 90 minute.
With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
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

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

1 / 4

1.6 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Real Salt Lake xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers40% Draw28% Real Salt Lake32%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

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

68%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

60%

Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw45% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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