Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, 2018

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Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

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

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#24	Position	#22
45	Points	46
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
53	Scored	62
52	Conceded	61
+1	GD	+1
1.32	PPG	1.35
38%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

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

Portland Timbers

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Jeremy Ebobisse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Felipe Mora scoring 2 goals.
15' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' Brooks Lennon, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' 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 Larrys Mabiala suffering a number of foals already.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 50% of all matches.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Melano made 307 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Chara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
70' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' The 38-year-old Sebastian Blanco has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Real Salt Lake will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

6
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
18
Nick Rimando
5
Kyle Beckerman C
11
Albert Rusnak
10
Joao Plata
7
Jefferson Savarino
12
Brooks Lennon
22
Aaron Herrera ↓ Sebastian Saucedo 80'
27
Corey Baird ↓ Stephen Sunday 63'
13
Nick Besler

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

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
Bode Davis	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.93 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

2.47 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake32% Draw23% Portland Timbers45%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

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% Draw36% Portland Timbers38%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

5.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 4

Actual

3 – 3

3.5%

2 – 4

3.4%

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	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	18%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	14%	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.

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet