Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

2 – 0

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sat 2 May 2026 · 20:45 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Zavier Gozo 10' 1–0

Diego Luna 28' 2–0

Y 60' Jimer Fory

Y 82' Ian Smith

Juan Sanabria 85' Y

Overview

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

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)
Assistant 1 Brooke Mayo (USA)
Assistant 2 Matthew Nelson

11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

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

Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers 2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–2	L
19 Apr	San Diego FC	H	4–2	W
04 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
22 Mar	San Diego FC	A	2–2	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	San Diego FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
11 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D

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' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers.
5' Rafael Cabral has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' GOAL! Zavier Gozo fires home to make it 1-0!
15' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-2-3-1 shape.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' Magnificent from Diego Luna! That is 27 goals in 297 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
33' Real Salt Lake have won 439 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' 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.
43' Canada international James Pantemis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
48' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Felipe Mora scoring 2 goals.
53' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Alex Bonetig has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' The referee calls foul for Jimer Fory. He receives a card.
65' Noel Caliskan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' Sam Junqua is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
80' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
82' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 82.
85' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
90' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 2-0 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	7
Sebastian Blanco	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

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-04-23 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC W 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.87 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake50% Draw24% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

74%

Draw or Portland Timbers

50%

Real Salt Lake or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake35% Draw42% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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