Saturday , 14 November 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
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Kyle Beckerman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nick Rimando is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 28' Damir Kreilach adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Jefferson Savarino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dairon Asprilla makes it 1-1.
  • 52' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Everton Luiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Kyle Beckerman on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Jeremy Ebobisse by Diego Valeri on 63 minute.
  • 68' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 73' 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.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Damir Kreilach as he leaves the pitch. Sam Johnson steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jefferson Savarino on 87.
  • 89' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Albert Rusnak exits the field as Kelyn Rowe enters on 89.
  • 90' Claude Dielna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorge Villafana at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Felipe Mora 7
Sebastian Blanco 7
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Bode Davis 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
1.75 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake42% Draw25% Portland Timbers33%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
58%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake30% Draw41% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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