Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2019-10-20 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
#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 wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Claude Dielna made 281 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 28' What a strike from Damir Kreilach! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Jefferson Savarino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 47' Dairon Asprilla makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Jeremy Ebobisse is withdrawn and Diego Valeri gets his opportunity.
  • 68' It’s high time Freddy Juarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Marvin Loria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Damir Kreilach as he leaves the pitch. Sam Johnson steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 82' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 87' Jefferson Savarino is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 89' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Albert Rusnak has done his job and it is now time for Kelyn Rowe to step up.
  • 90' Jorge Villafana makes way for Claude Dielna at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 2-1 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

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 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Rubio Rubin 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
2.05 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake49% Draw24% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
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 28%
72%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Portland Timbers
51%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw40% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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