Saturday , 14 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
0 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 18 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Emeka Eneli 45' Y
Y 72' Franck Boli

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
5
10
Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
14 May Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
07 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
30 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
23 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
16 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
14 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
07 May Austin FC H 2–2 D
30 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers is underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Claudio Bravo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Felipe Mora scoring 2 goals.
  • 20' Eric Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Portland Timbers come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 40' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Emeka Eneli gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Franck Boli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Cristhian Paredes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' Bode Davis makes way for Bryan Oviedo at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 64' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Dairon Asprilla to step up.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Franck Boli.
  • 73' Marvin Loria gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Santiago Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Real Salt Lake currently sit 26 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Carlos Gomez exits the field as Daniel Musovski enters on 82.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Damir Kreilach. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 86 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Juan Mosquera is replaced by Eric Miller.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Diego Luna 2

Head to Head

2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake35% Draw28% Portland Timbers37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
63%
Draw or Portland Timbers
65%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake26% Draw45% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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