Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Real Salt Lake
3 – 3
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Eryk Williamson
Y 55' Kamal Miller
Y 57' Evander
Alexandros Katranis 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers — MLS at America First Field.

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
2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Portland Timbers H 3–3 D
19 Sep FC Dallas H 3–2 W
15 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–4 L
01 Sep New England Revolution H 2–0 W
25 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 0–2 L
21 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Real Salt Lake A 3–3 D
19 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
15 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
25 Aug St. Louis City H 4–4 D
21 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at America First Field!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' What composure from Dominik Marczuk! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 20' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' The USA Diego Luna breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 2-0!
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' Eryk Williamson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 48.
  • 53' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Claudio Bravo exits the field as Eric Miller enters on 53.
  • 54' Mason Toye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Felipe Mora on 54 minute.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Kamal Miller is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 55.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Evander is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 57.
  • 61' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Philip Quinton exits the field as Javain Brown enters on 61.
  • 62' Antony is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Diogo Goncalves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Crooks at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Felipe Mora, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Evander gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Eryk Williamson is withdrawn and Diego Chara gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Alexandros Katranis makes way for Andrew Brody at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 87' Brayan Vera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 193 appearances.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Diogo Goncalves — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 7
Felipe Mora 7
Damir Kreilach 5
Dairon Asprilla 4
Yimmi Chara 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Chara 3
Albert Rusnak 2

Head to Head

2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-19 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-09-15 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2024-09-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 New England Revolution W 2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-08-25 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City D 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake42% Draw24% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
58%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake33% Draw38% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.2%

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% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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