Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 38 · Providence Park, Portland, Oregon · Ref J. Dickerson

Portland Timbers stats & fixtures · Real Salt Lake stats & fixtures

Portland Timbers beat Real Salt Lake 2–1 in Major League Soccer on 31 August 2023. Expected goals finished 0.76–0.76. Real Salt Lake had 53% of the ball.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake match statistics

Portland TimbersReal Salt Lake

47% Ball possession 53%
0.76 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
7 Total shots 14
2 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 7
13 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 5
3 Yellow cards 2
417 Passes 457
82% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

13' Goal S. Moreno (assist J. Mosquera) Portland Timbers
34' Yellow card D. Chara Portland Timbers
45+1' Yellow card B. Ojeda Real Salt Lake
64' Goal F. Mora (assist S. Moreno) Portland Timbers
83' Goal C. Arango (assist B. Vera) Real Salt Lake
86' Yellow card B. Vera Real Salt Lake
90+3' Yellow card D. Asprilla Portland Timbers
90+5' Yellow card D. Bingham Portland Timbers

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portland Timbers

Confirmed 4-3-3 J. Miles

1 D. Bingham

5 C. Bravo 13 D. Župarić 18 Z. McGraw 29 J. Mosquera

20 Evander 21 D. Chara 22 C. Paredes

10 S. Blanco 7 F. Boli 30 S. Moreno

Bench Y. Chará , F. Mora , B. Acosta , D. Asprilla , L. Mabiala , E. Miller , Antony , A. Ivacic , M. Araujo

Real Salt Lake

Confirmed 4-4-2 P. Mastroeni

18 Z. MacMath

2 A. Brody 4 B. Vera 15 J. Glad 19 B. Hidalgo

26 D. Luna 6 B. Ojeda 13 N. Palacio 25 E. Eneli

14 R. Rubín 29 A. A. Julio Santos

Bench Andres Gomez , C. Arango , J. Löffelsend , D. Kreilach , G. Beavers , Kevon Lambert , M. Chang , M. Silva , B. Oviedo

Form guide

Portland Timbers at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Real Salt Lake away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 2.7 per game

50% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 May 23	Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers	0–0
9 Oct 22	Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers	3–1
24 Apr 22	Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake	0–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake head-to-head record