Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer
2-1
Providence Park, Portland
Going into the match, Portland Timbers had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Real Salt Lake had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 6 times in our records: Portland Timbers 2 wins, Real Salt Lake 2 wins, 2 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Portland Timbers
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (D W L L D). 2.0 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs FC Dallas · 23 Jul 2026
- W 1-5 at Seattle Sounders · 17 Jul 2026
- L 1-3 vs San Jose Earthquakes · 24 May 2026
- L 2-0 at Inter Miami · 17 May 2026
- D 2-2 at CF Montreal · 13 May 2026
- W 6-0 vs Sporting Kansas City · 10 May 2026
Away form going in: Real Salt Lake
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L D W W L). 1.8 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Los Angeles FC · 23 Jul 2026
- D 1-1 at Minnesota United FC · 23 May 2026
- W 2-1 vs Colorado Rapids · 17 May 2026
- W 3-0 vs Houston Dynamo · 14 May 2026
- L 3-1 at FC Dallas · 10 May 2026
- W 2-0 vs Portland Timbers · 2 May 2026
Head-to-head: Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake
- Real Salt Lake 2-0 Portland Timbers · 2 May 2026 · Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers 3-1 Real Salt Lake · 23 Oct 2025 · Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers 0-1 Real Salt Lake · 17 Jul 2025 · Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake 0-0 Portland Timbers · 15 May 2025 · Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake 3-3 Portland Timbers · 22 Sept 2024 · Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers 3-0 Real Salt Lake · 14 Jul 2024 · Major League Soccer
How it unfolded
- 18' Normal Goal — J. Sanabria (Real Salt Lake)
- 56' Normal Goal — F. Mora (Portland Timbers)
- 67' Normal Goal — F. Mora (Portland Timbers)
Match statistics
| Portland Timbers | Metric | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 2.21 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.21 |
| 22 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 17 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 14 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 526 | Total passes | 340 |
| 465 | Accurate passes | 264 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 22 | Key passes | 3 |
| 95 | Duels | 95 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |