Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 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' A stunning finish from Jefferson Savarino — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 27' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Juan Mosquera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Zac McGraw departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  • 40' Jose Van Rankin, a Mexico , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Aljaz Ivacic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rubio Rubin makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 49' Rubio Rubin adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Jose Van Rankin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Claudio Bravo at the 54 minute mark.
  • 58' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Maikel Chang Ramirez by Bode Davis on 58 minute.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Rubio Rubin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 71 minute. Jefferson Savarino leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
  • 74' The whistle greets Santiago Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
  • 76' Jasper Loeffelsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 76 minute.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maikel Chang Ramirez made 283 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bode Davis makes it 4-0.
  • 83' Bode Davis with the second goal in the match!
  • 87' GOAL! Dairon Asprilla scores on 87.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Blanco is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 88.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

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
Sebastian Blanco 7
Felipe Mora 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
1.97 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake44% Draw24% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
68%
Draw or Portland Timbers
56%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake34% Draw40% Portland Timbers26%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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