Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
1 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 5 May 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Jorge Moreira
Donald Toia 48' Y
Nick Besler 77' Y
Aaron Herrera 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho
  • Referee

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
2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
19 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–0 W
14 Apr Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
07 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar FC Dallas H 2–4 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
27 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W
20 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 3–1 W
14 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
01 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' USA international Justen Glad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Sebastian Blanco is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Jorge Moreira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' A moment of madness from Donald Toia on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 53' Albert Rusnak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 58' 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.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Andy Polo on, Andres Flores off on 60 minutes.
  • 62' Goal! Sam Johnson scores his 10 goal in 288 matches.
  • 67' Cristhian Paredes, a Paraguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' Against the run of play, Diego Valeri has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Saucedo is hanging Corey Baird on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Nick Besler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Aaron Herrera was booked on 78.
  • 80' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nick Besler is withdrawn and Brooks Lennon gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Melano is hanging Jeremy Ebobisse on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' Real Salt Lake make a change. Donald Toia trudges off to be replaced by Joao Plata on 86 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

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
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Chara 3
Albert Rusnak 2

Head to Head

2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake W 2019-04-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas L

Portland Timbers Form

2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-27 Toronto FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw24% Portland Timbers46%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
54%
Draw or Portland Timbers
70%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake25% Draw39% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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