Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

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Portland Timbers

Thu 4 Nov 2021 · 02:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ruiz 36' Y

Y 82' Bill Tuiloma

Y 86' Claudio Bravo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Portland Timbers	H	1–3	L
30 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–4	L
28 Oct	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
24 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
17 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	3–1	W
28 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
24 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
21 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
17 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	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' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
5' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Dairon Asprilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
15' David Ochoa, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' The deadlock is broken! Sebastian Blanco gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jaroslaw Niezgoda suffering a number of foals already.
27' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
32' Damir Kreilach has been relatively quiet despite scoring 67 goals in his last 300 appearances.
36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ruiz.
38' Aaron Herrera makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Goal! Jose Van Rankin scores his 1 goal in 13 matches.
46' Justin Meram is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Brody at the 46 minute mark.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, George Fochive is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
60' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 60 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Bobby Wood.
61' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Felipe Mora comes on to replace Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
66' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Santiago Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Blanco on 75 minute.
76' Jonathan Menendez gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Bill Tuiloma is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 82.
84' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Anderson Julio on, Everton off on 84 minutes.
86' Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
86' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 86.
87' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Marvin Loria on 87 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-3 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
22
Aaron Herrera
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Justin Meram 46'
1
David Ochoa
20
Erik Holt
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Bobby Wood 60'
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Jonathan Menendez 76'
25
Everton ↓ Anderson Julio 84'

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 87'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 75'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Santiago Moreno 75'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Felipe Mora 61'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	7
Sebastian Blanco	7
Damir Kreilach	5
Dairon Asprilla	4
Diego Chara	3
Yimmi Chara	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Diego Luna	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-10-24 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-03 Portland Timbers 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.22 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake35% Draw24% Portland Timbers41%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

58%

Draw or Portland Timbers

65%

Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake29% Draw37% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	18%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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