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Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
1 – 4
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
5
10
Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–4 L
30 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
22 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
02 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 6–2 W
26 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 6–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Real Salt Lake A 4–1 W
30 Sep FC Dallas H 0–0 D
23 Sep Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
20 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
16 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–4 L
09 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Portland Timbers
#27 Position #26
32 Points 32
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
40 Scored 48
44 Conceded 51
-4 GD -3
1.19 PPG 1.19
33% Win % 33%

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
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Corey Baird is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bill Tuiloma suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 30' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' The 36-year-old Jorge Villafana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' David Guzman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 7 appearances.
  • 50' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Brooks Lennon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake W

Portland Timbers Form

2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-30 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.5 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw23% Portland Timbers45%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
55%
Draw or Portland Timbers
68%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake26% Draw35% Portland Timbers39%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 4
Actual
3 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 14% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 18% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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