Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#27 Position #26
32 Points 32
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
40 Scored 48
44 Conceded 51
-4 GD -3
1.19 PPG 1.19
33% Win % 33%

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
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Sebastian Blanco has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Damir Kreilach on 28.
  • 33' Marvin Loria has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' Sebastian Blanco picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jefferson Savarino on 44 minutes.
  • 47' A goal from the Colombia international Dairon Asprilla! He fires home on 47 to make it 1-1!
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Cristhian Paredes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 296 appearances.
  • 63' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Jeremy Ebobisse by Diego Valeri on 63 minute.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach is replaced by Sam Johnson.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremy Ebobisse, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jefferson Savarino makes it 2-1.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Kelyn Rowe on, Albert Rusnak off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Jorge Villafana is withdrawn and Claude Dielna gets his opportunity.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

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
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
1.76 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake41% Draw24% Portland Timbers35%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
59%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

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

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