Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at as Real Salt Lake face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Nick Besler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Sebastian Blanco doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' Julio Cascante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Jorge Moreira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Donald Toia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Andy Polo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andres Flores at the 60 minute mark.
  • 62' A goal from the Liberia international Sam Johnson! He fires home on 62 to make it 1-1!
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 68' Diego Valeri puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
  • 69' The whistle greets Corey Baird as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Saucedo.
  • 74' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Nick Besler is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera on 78 minutes.
  • 80' The whistle greets Nick Besler as he departs to be replaced by Brooks Lennon.
  • 83' Lucas Melano gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Donald Toia departs to be replaced by Joao Plata.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Diego Valeri 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
1.74 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw24% Portland Timbers44%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
56%
Draw or Portland Timbers
68%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake27% Draw39% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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