Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 15 Oct 2020 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Marcelo Silva 16' Y
Aaron Herrera 82' Y
Justin Portillo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Adam Garner
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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
2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
11 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
05 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–3 L
28 Sep Minnesota United FC A 0–0 D
24 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
12 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
08 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 6–3 W
28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
24 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
20 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 6–1 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers is underway.
  • 5' Douglas Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Nick Besler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 11' Douglas Martinez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' Brilliant from the ! Damir Kreilach makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 26.
  • 31' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Corey Baird has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Tomas Conechny by Yimmi Chara on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Douglas Martinez by Justin Meram on 64 minute.
  • 69' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 69 minute. Marcelo Silva leaves to be changed by Justen Glad.
  • 74' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 77' Bill Tuiloma does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 82' A moment of madness from Aaron Herrera on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Beckerman is hanging Nick Besler on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Justin Portillo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 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
Damir Kreilach 5
Felipe Mora 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Diego Chara 3
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Rubio Rubin 2

Head to Head

2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake47% Draw23% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
70%
Draw or Portland Timbers
53%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw38% Portland Timbers25%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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