Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Sebastian Blanco
Jefferson Savarino 44' Y
Kyle Beckerman 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake 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
20 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
06 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 L
21 Sep New England Revolution A 0–0 D
15 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
29 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
26 Sep New England Revolution H 2–2 D
22 Sep Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
19 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–2 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' We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jorge Moreira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Jorge Villafana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Blanco is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Jefferson Savarino. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' What a strike from Dairon Asprilla! The score is 1-1.
  • 52' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyle Beckerman.
  • 62' Everton Luiz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 236 appearances.
  • 63' Diego Valeri is replacing Jeremy Ebobisse for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 77' Damir Kreilach makes way for Sam Johnson at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 87' The Venezuela Jefferson Savarino breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 2-1!
  • 89' The whistle greets Albert Rusnak as he departs to be replaced by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 90' Jorge Villafana makes way for Claude Dielna at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

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
Albert Rusnak 2

Head to Head

2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake 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

2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-21 New England Revolution 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Portland Timbers 2–2 New England Revolution D 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake44% Draw24% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake32% Draw40% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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