Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Portland Timbers
0 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
5
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#23 Position #21
24 Points 27
18 Played 17
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
33 Scored 29
33 Conceded 25
+0 GD +4
1.33 PPG 1.59
39% Win % 47%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Juan Sanabria scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. David Pereira da Costa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Omir Fernandez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pablo Ruiz made 283 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Colombia international Brayan Vera has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Brayan Vera.
  • 50' The 24-year-old Jesus Barea has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a card for Pablo Ruiz.
  • 55' Ariel Lassiter is replacing Omir Fernandez for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 60' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Bode Davis argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Felipe Mora. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' Gage Guerra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Felipe Mora on 71 minute.
  • 73' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Pablo Ruiz departs to be replaced by Emeka Eneli.
  • 78' 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.
  • 80' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Justen Glad by Philip Quinton on 80 minute.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diogo Goncalves makes it 0-1.
  • 86' David Ayala makes way for Cristhian Paredes at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Rafael Cabral gets a card.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Diego Luna as he leaves the pitch. Dominik Marczuk steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 0-1 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.58 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers38% Draw28% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
66%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
62%
Portland Timbers or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers30% Draw44% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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