Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

2 – 0

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sat 2 May 2026 · 20:45 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Zavier Gozo 10' 1–0

Diego Luna 28' 2–0

Y 60' Jimer Fory

Y 82' Ian Smith

Juan Sanabria 85' Y

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)
Assistant 1 Brooke Mayo (USA)
Assistant 2 Matthew Nelson

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/game

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

Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–2	L
19 Apr	San Diego FC	H	4–2	W
04 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
22 Mar	San Diego FC	A	2–2	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	San Diego FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
11 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Portland Timbers
#21	Position	#23
27	Points	24
17	Played	18
8 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
29	Scored	33
25	Conceded	33
+4	GD	+0
1.59	PPG	1.33
47%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

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

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Zavier Gozo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
15' Finn Surman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' Diego Luna does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
33' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Jimer Fory, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' Supporters expect more eagerness from DeAndre Yedlin, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jose Caicedo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
60' Poor challenge from Jimer Fory. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
65' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
70' Real Salt Lake 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.
75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 288 games and scored 463 goals.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ian Smith on 82 minutes.
85' Juan Sanabria was booked on 85.
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Portland Timbers

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	7
Felipe Mora	7
Damir Kreilach	5
Dairon Asprilla	4
Diego Chara	3
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Rubio Rubin	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-04-23 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC W 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake52% Draw23% Portland Timbers25%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

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

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Portland Timbers

48%

Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake38% Draw41% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.3%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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