Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: A game to entertain both sets of supporters

Portland Timbers will host Real Salt Lake in another MLS fixture this week, at Providence Park. Portland Timbers have every reason to feel pessimistic ahead of this tie after last week’s brilliant display against Nashville SC. And for Real Salt Lake, they also had a good win against Atlanta United last week, and they are ready for another thrilling encounter.

According to current table ranking, Portland Timbers is in 5th spot with 33 points on the western conference table, while Real Salt Lake is 2nd with 43 points.

Portland Timbers are back this week at Providence Park and they go up against Real Salt Lake. They gave the home fans a spectacular time last week when they hosted Nashville SC, and it just reassures them of the team’s ability as they prepare to take on the 2nd best team in the western conference. Portland Timbers have a difficult fixture in their hands, but they are looking very confident of coming out with a good result.

Recent results show Portland Timbers had 4 wins and 1 defeat in 5 matches (WWWLW), and at home their results were 4 wins and 1 draw. Also, across 10 matches the Timbers had 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (LWWDDWWWLW).

The Timbers struck 4 goals and conceded 1 in their last game against Nashville SC. Felipe Mora (18’), Jonathan Rodriguez (21’ & 24’) and Eryk Williamson (29’) were all on the scoresheet in the first half. Nashville SC had a player sent off in the 35th minute and managed to pull one goal back in the 82nd minute. In the end, Portland Timbers’ had the stats: 53% possession, 8 big chances, 2 goalkeeper saves, 3 corner kicks and 8 shots on target.

Real Salt Lake had once again proved their worth in the MLS and they are within touching distance of western conference league leaders, Los Angeles FC. Salt Lake is currently the 2nd best team in the Western Conference for a reason, and hence they are the favorites in the upcoming game against Portland Timbers. Real Salt Lake grabbed an empathic win in their last match against Atlanta United.

Recent results show Real Salt Lake recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 5 matches (DWLWW), and away from home they recorded 1 win and 4 draws (DDDDW). Also, across 10 matches, Salt Lake had 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat (WWDDWDWLWW).

Real Salt Lake completely annihilated Atlanta United in their last match, beating them 5-2 in the end. The first half was tied 1-1, as Matt Crooks’ opening goal in the 1st minute was canceled by an equalizer in the 31st minute. And in the second half, Salt Lake went ahead through goals from Braian Ojeda (58’), Cristian Arango (68’), Alexandros Katranis (78’) and Diego Luna (84’), while Atlanta managed to score another goal in the 80th minute. According to stats, Real Salt Lake had 63% possession, 3 big chances, 3 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.

In 20 meetings between both clubs, Portland Timbers won 11 matches, Real Salt Lake won 6 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

H2H Streaks

7/9 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards

8/8 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners

Picking an outright winner is tricky business even when Real Salt Lake is involved. Both teams are in very good form and maybe Real Salt Lake are superior in terms of form, but Portland Timbers cannot be underestimated. Portland Timbers are also looking formidable at home while Real Salt Lake have had more draws away from home than wins in recent games. So the advantage is surely with the Timbers because they are the hosts in this game. However, one thing both clubs enjoy doing right now is score goals and we think they would treat both sets of supporters to at least a goal in this clash.

• 3 Way Total Portland Timbers Over 1 Goal at 1.72 Odds
• Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Over 9 Corners at 1.80 Odds