Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
0 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 15 May 2025 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Bode Davis 21' Y
Y 46' Cristhian Paredes
Noel Caliskan 64' Y
Diego Luna 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

5
5
9
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
11 May FC Dallas A 1–1 D
04 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
26 Apr San Diego FC A 3–1 W
20 Apr Toronto FC H 0–1 L
13 Apr Nashville SC A 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
11 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
04 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
28 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–2 W
20 Apr Los Angeles FC H 3–3 D
13 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Portland Timbers
#18 Position #28
26 Points 14
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
26 Scored 22
19 Conceded 28
+7 GD -6
1.86 PPG 1.00
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at America First Field as Real Salt Lake face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Diego Chara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a card for Bode Davis.
  • 26' Bode Davis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 31' Jonathan Rodriguez, a Uruguay , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Cristhian Paredes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' 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 Zavier Gozo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Diogo Goncalves by Jesus Barea on 59 minute.
  • 61' Portland Timbers make a change. Antony trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Rodriguez on 61 minutes.
  • 64' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Luna on 69 minutes.
  • 72' David Pereira da Costa makes way for Omir Fernandez at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 78' The crowd applauds Braian Ojeda as he leaves the pitch. Pablo Ruiz steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 79' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' Claudio Bravo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 160 appearances.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

Head to Head

2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-05-11 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-05-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-04-26 San Diego FC 1–3 Real Salt Lake W 2025-04-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Toronto FC L 2025-04-13 Nashville SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2025-04-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–4 Portland Timbers W 2025-04-20 Portland Timbers 3–3 Los Angeles FC D 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.75 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake44% Draw27% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
71%
Draw or Portland Timbers
56%
Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw44% Portland Timbers22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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