Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
3 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 9 Oct 2022 · 21:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' David Ayala
Rubio Rubin 67' Y
Y 88' Sebastian Blanco

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct Portland Timbers H 3–1 W
02 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
15 Sep Austin FC A 0–3 L
11 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
05 Sep Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
04 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
01 Sep Austin FC A 2–1 W

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' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Felipe Mora scoring 2 goals.
  • 19' Against the run of play, Jefferson Savarino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' David Ayala is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Zac McGraw has done his job and it is now time for Jaroslaw Niezgoda to step up.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' GOAL! Rubio Rubin scores on 48.
  • 49' Rubio Rubin with the second goal in the match!
  • 54' Jose Van Rankin is replacing Claudio Bravo for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 58' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bode Davis is hanging Maikel Chang Ramirez on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rubio Rubin on 67.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Meram is hanging Jefferson Savarino on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Sebastian Blanco gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Santiago Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jasper Loeffelsend is hanging Rubio Rubin on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Bode Davis makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 83' Magnificent from Bode Davis! That is 2 goals in 288 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dairon Asprilla makes it 5-1.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco on 88 minutes.
  • 3-1 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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

2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2022-09-01 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake41% Draw25% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
59%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake31% Draw40% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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