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

Head-to-Head

5
5
9
Real Salt Lake 19 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
#18 Position #28
26 Points 14
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
26 Scored 22
19 Conceded 28
+7 GD -6
1.86 PPG 1.00
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' Sebastian Blanco is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' 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 Justen Glad suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Jorge Moreira. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' A moment of madness from Donald Toia on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 53' Lucas Melano, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' 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.
  • 60' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Andres Flores by Andy Polo on 60 minute.
  • 62' Sam Johnson doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' What a strike from Diego Valeri! The score is 1-2.
  • 69' Sebastian Saucedo gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Corey Baird and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Nick Besler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Aaron Herrera gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Brooks Lennon on, Nick Besler off on 80 minutes.
  • 83' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Jeremy Ebobisse is withdrawn and Lucas Melano gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Donald Toia makes way for Joao Plata at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 1-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

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
Damir Kreilach 5
Felipe Mora 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Evander 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
1.92 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake37% Draw24% Portland Timbers39%
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
61%
Draw or Portland Timbers
63%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake31% Draw39% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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