Saturday , 14 November 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
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' The Honduras Douglas Martinez breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 16' Marcelo Silva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' GOAL! Damir Kreilach scores on 26. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz
  • 31' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Tomas Conechny is replaced by Yimmi Chara.
  • 51' USA international Nick Besler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Douglas Martinez exits the field as Justin Meram enters on 64.
  • 69' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Marcelo Silva by Justen Glad on 69 minute.
  • 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' A goal from the New Zealand international Bill Tuiloma! He fires home on 77 to make it 2-1!
  • 82' Aaron Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 84' Kyle Beckerman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Besler at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 90' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

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

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
1.89 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake40% Draw24% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
64%
Draw or Portland Timbers
60%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake30% Draw39% Portland Timbers31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%

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% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

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

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