Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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 wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at America First Field.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Alexandros Katranis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Bode Davis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 21.
  • 26' Diogo Goncalves has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 36' Paraguay international Cristhian Paredes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Julio Ortiz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
  • 51' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 56' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Felipe Mora scoring 2 goals.
  • 59' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Diogo Goncalves exits the field as Jesus Barea enters on 59.
  • 61' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Antony departs to be replaced by Jonathan Rodriguez.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Noel Caliskan on 64 minutes earns him a card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Luna on 69.
  • 72' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omir Fernandez is hanging David Pereira da Costa on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Diego Chara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 78' Real Salt Lake make a change. Braian Ojeda trudges off to be replaced by Pablo Ruiz on 78 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Ariel Lassiter on 79 minute.
  • 84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' Noel Caliskan, a Germany , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Evander 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
1.57 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 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: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 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 Lake29% Draw44% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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