This is it, this is Major League Soccer and this is Portland Timbers - Real Salt Lake. Read our comprehensive match preview!
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
1 - 2 - 8 with 10-24. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Real Salt Lake when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Real Salt Lake play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Real Salt Lake have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Portland Timbers form and stats
The overall Major League Soccer statistics playing at home this season for Portland Timbers are 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Portland's last game was hosting Los Angeles FC (placed 8th) and winning 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of G. Savarese when George Fochive scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. Midfield player Dairon Asprilla got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Asprilla scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Portland drew at home versus Colorado Rapids.Portland Timbers are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Los Angeles FC awaits in four days.
Portland Timbers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Providence Park with 21 goals in 12 league matches. Portland Timbers have conceded 18 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Salt Lake's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. Real Salt Lake only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Salt won their last game, 1-0 versus Seattle Sounders played at home. The attacker Damir Kreilach got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. Kreilach scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Prior to that result Salt won their away game at SJ Earthquakes. The scoreline was 4-3.After this away game Salt return home for a Major League Soccer game against LA Galaxy. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Salt has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. In the opposite end, Real Salt Lake have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Portland Timbers - Real Salt Lake 3-2. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Portland Timbers won six, Real Salt Lake triumphed in three and we saw one draw. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Mora Aliaga 10 goals |   D. Kreilach 10 goals | A. Rusnák 7 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
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| Portland Timbers | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 36 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 42 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 84% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 76% |
| 64% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 68% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 64% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 68% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 14.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 12.3 | 13 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 37% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 37% | 34% |
- Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Portland Timbers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portland Timbers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals (20) away in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 46 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | -3 | 38 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -6 | 37 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 34 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Dallas | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Austin | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -15 | 19 |