Major League Soccer game information and stats: Real Salt Lake meet Portland Timbers

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 09.October
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium (20008 seats)

Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers have both delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf term. Both hold mid-table places in the Major League Soccer.

Insights:
  • Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (10) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in Major League Soccer

This stadium uses grass, unlike Portland Timbers's home ground. The former 27 games by the away team on grass have seen 7 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Portland Timbers, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

This has all the signs of an intriguing match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Real Salt Lake at their home stadium (Rio Tinto Stadium) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

The Real Salt Lake manager Mastroeni and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus LA Galaxy (placed 5th). The Real Salt Lake goalkeeper MacMath was crucial in the match against LA Galaxy last time out, making seven saves. The goalie MacMath was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.12 out of ten. MacMath saved a penalty.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Cincinnati (1-2).

A decent goal production from Real Salt Lake in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Salt have conceded only 14 goals.

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Portland Timbers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Portland Timbers so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-6 (win-draw-lose).

Portland Timbers's previous game was their home loss versus Los Angeles FC (1-2). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Portland Timbers were so close to getting something from the game against Los Angeles FC, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime. Bravo got a match rating of 8.81 in that game, top player of the team. Bravo hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Columbus Crew.

Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 12 of this club's last 13 league matches.

Portland Timbers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. Portland struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Portland Timbers have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Real Salt Lake.

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the final score Portland Timbers - Real Salt Lake 0-0 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Real Salt LakeS. Córdova Lezama
S. Córdova Lezama
9 goals
Portland TimbersJ. Niezgoda
J. Niezgoda
9 goals
Portland TimbersD. Asprilla Rivas
D. Asprilla Rivas
8 goals

Real Salt Lake missing players

Portland Timbers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Salt Lake Portland Timbers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 16 33
11 8 2 Won W 1 3 11
11 5 1 Drew D 2 7 13
11 3 0 Lost L 0 6 9
40 24 5 Scored S 8 24 52
44 14 1 Conceded C 7 31 50
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 88%
55% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 58%
21% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 44% 30%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 31% 18%
52% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 81% 76%
30% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
30% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 12%
 
5.4 6.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 4.3
4.5 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.1 5.8
2 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.8 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
12.2 14.2 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.8 12.3
4.3 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 4.2
28% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 36% 38%
 
12.1 9.6 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 16.6 14
4.6 3.6 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.5 4.6
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Portland Timbers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Portland Timbers have the fewest scored goals in the first half (14) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (10) 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 Los Angeles FC 33 21 4 8 66 37 16 13 2 1 39 14 17 8 2 7 27 23 29 67
2 Austin 33 16 7 10 64 48 16 8 5 3 41 22 17 8 2 7 23 26 16 55
3 Dallas 33 13 11 9 46 36 16 9 4 3 26 14 17 4 7 6 20 22 10 50
4 Nashville SC 33 12 11 10 51 41 17 6 6 5 30 21 16 6 5 5 21 20 10 47
5 LA Galaxy 33 13 8 12 55 50 17 8 4 5 35 25 16 5 4 7 20 25 5 47
6 Portland Timbers 33 11 13 9 52 50 17 8 6 3 28 19 16 3 7 6 24 31 2 46
7 Minnesota United 33 13 6 14 46 51 16 7 5 4 25 20 17 6 1 10 21 31 -5 45
8 Real Salt Lake 33 11 11 11 40 44 16 8 5 3 24 14 17 3 6 8 16 30 -4 44
9 Vancouver Whitecaps 33 12 7 14 40 55 17 10 3 4 25 20 16 2 4 10 15 35 -15 43
10 Colorado Rapids 33 11 9 13 45 56 17 10 5 2 29 15 16 1 4 11 16 41 -11 42
11 Seattle Sounders 33 12 4 17 45 44 16 9 2 5 27 17 17 3 2 12 18 27 1 40
12 Sporting KC 33 11 7 15 41 52 17 9 2 6 25 17 16 2 5 9 16 35 -11 40
13 Houston Dynamo 33 10 6 17 42 53 16 6 5 5 23 19 17 4 1 12 19 34 -11 36
14 SJ Earthquakes 33 8 10 15 50 67 17 7 6 4 31 27 16 1 4 11 19 40 -17 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 33 21 4 8 66 37 16 13 2 1 39 14 17 8 2 7 27 23 29 67
2 Austin 33 16 7 10 64 48 16 8 5 3 41 22 17 8 2 7 23 26 16 55
3 Dallas 33 13 11 9 46 36 16 9 4 3 26 14 17 4 7 6 20 22 10 50
4 Nashville SC 33 12 11 10 51 41 17 6 6 5 30 21 16 6 5 5 21 20 10 47
5 LA Galaxy 33 13 8 12 55 50 17 8 4 5 35 25 16 5 4 7 20 25 5 47
6 Portland Timbers 33 11 13 9 52 50 17 8 6 3 28 19 16 3 7 6 24 31 2 46
7 Minnesota United 33 13 6 14 46 51 16 7 5 4 25 20 17 6 1 10 21 31 -5 45
8 Real Salt Lake 33 11 11 11 40 44 16 8 5 3 24 14 17 3 6 8 16 30 -4 44
9 Vancouver Whitecaps 33 12 7 14 40 55 17 10 3 4 25 20 16 2 4 10 15 35 -15 43
10 Colorado Rapids 33 11 9 13 45 56 17 10 5 2 29 15 16 1 4 11 16 41 -11 42
11 Seattle Sounders 33 12 4 17 45 44 16 9 2 5 27 17 17 3 2 12 18 27 1 40
12 Sporting KC 33 11 7 15 41 52 17 9 2 6 25 17 16 2 5 9 16 35 -11 40
13 Houston Dynamo 33 10 6 17 42 53 16 6 5 5 23 19 17 4 1 12 19 34 -11 36
14 SJ Earthquakes 33 8 10 15 50 67 17 7 6 4 31 27 16 1 4 11 19 40 -17 34

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