Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Real Salt Lake

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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

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Bode Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
15' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 50% of all matches.
40' 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.
45' Emeka Eneli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
63' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Bryan Oviedo comes on to replace Bode Davis.
64' The whistle greets Yimmi Chara as he departs to be replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
69' 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 Emeka Eneli suffering a number of foals already.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Franck Boli on 72 minutes.
73' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 73 minute.
78' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Claudio Bravo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' Carlos Gomez makes way for Daniel Musovski at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
86' The supporters are chanting for Damir Kreilach. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 86 minute.
90' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Eric Miller comes on to replace Juan Mosquera.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

15
Justen Glad
10
Jefferson Savarino
2
Andrew Brody
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda
4
Brayan Vera
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Bertin Jacquesson 63'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Damir Kreilach 86'
19
Bode Davis ↓ Bryan Oviedo 63'
11
Carlos Gomez ↓ Daniel Musovski 82'
25
Emeka Eneli

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.53 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake38% Draw27% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

65%

Draw or Portland Timbers

62%

Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake28% Draw44% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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