Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Real Salt Lake

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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.

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' 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.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' Jefferson Savarino is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Blanco, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
27' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
35' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Zac McGraw by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 35 minute.
40' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' What a strike from Rubio Rubin! The score is 2-0.
49' Rubio Rubin does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
54' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jose Van Rankin comes on to replace Claudio Bravo.
58' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Maikel Chang Ramirez by Bode Davis on 58 minute.
63' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
67' Rubio Rubin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
71' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Jefferson Savarino on 71 minute.
74' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Sebastian Blanco comes on to replace Santiago Moreno.
76' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Rubio Rubin exits the field as Jasper Loeffelsend enters on 76.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' GOAL! Bode Davis fires home to make it 4-0!
83' GOAL! Bode Davis fires home to make it 5-0!
87' What a moment for Dairon Asprilla! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
88' A moment of madness from Sebastian Blanco on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

36
Bryan Oviedo
10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Anderson Julio 71'
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
11
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Justin Meram 71'
2
Andrew Brody
18
Zac MacMath
88
Braian Ojeda
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Jasper Loeffelsend 76'
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Bode Davis 58'

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes
5
Claudio Bravo ↓ Jose Van Rankin 54'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
24
David Ayala ↓ Marvin Loria 54'
18
Zac McGraw ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 35'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Sebastian Blanco 74'
29
Juan Mosquera

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

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

1.84 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake42% Draw25% Portland Timbers33%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

58%

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

9.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

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%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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