Sunday , 16 August 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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #23
27 Points 24
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
29 Scored 33
25 Conceded 33
+4 GD +0
1.59 PPG 1.33
47% Win % 39%

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
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Against the run of play, Douglas Martinez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 16' Marcelo Silva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 21' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' Damir Kreilach has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Corey Baird, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 41' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Yimmi Chara on, Tomas Conechny off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' Justin Meram is replacing Douglas Martinez for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 69' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Marcelo Silva is withdrawn and Justen Glad gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bill Tuiloma makes it 2-1.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Aaron Herrera gets a Yellow card.
  • 84' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Nick Besler exits the field as Kyle Beckerman enters on 84.
  • 89' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Justin Portillo on 90 minutes.
  • 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
2.01 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake42% Draw24% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
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
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
58%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake32% Draw38% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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