Portland Timbers
- Portland Timbers (17 points from 15 games) are currently 20th in MLS 2026.
- Portland Timbers' last 5 results are 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
- The Timbers' most recent match saw them lose 1-3 at home to bottom-of-the-league San Jose Earthquakes, before securing a 0-5 away win.
Real Salt Lake
- Real Salt Lake (26 points from 14) are seventh.
- Real Salt Lake's last 5 MLS 2026 games have resulted in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Head-to-Head
RSL have won one , drawn two and lost three of their six MLS 2026 road matches, averaging 1.33 goals per game on the road, while Portland have gone 3-1-2 at home with 14 goals scored in six games.
Portland Timbers
- Kevin Kelsy leads Portland's goals with seven in 15 and has five strikes in the club's last five games, so he is the man to watch out for.
- David Da Costa has provided five assists in Portland's last 5 games and the team have a creative spark between the lines that should be able to cause problems against a RSL side that play an attacking 3-5-2.
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans leads the way for the RSL with 6 goals in 14 , but Zavier Gozo has netted four of RSL's last ten .
Betting Insights
- Pablo Mastroeni has set up RSL in a back-three 3-5-2 system with width from wingbacks and an aggressive pressing game that has given the RSL the feel of a team that can beat any team on any given day.
- Portland's odds of 2.28 look a little bit low with RSL 2.68 and the tie 3.85, but both teams can be involved in a high-scoring game.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.44 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.38 suggest goals should be on the menu, but BTTS is the sharper option as this is likely to be a battle of width against compactness.
Prediction
With Real Salt Lake also a team that have shown the ability to be dominant, Portland's counter-attacking game could keep them in the game, but the Utah-based RSL have the form to edge it or nick a tie.
