Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on September 17, 2017 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
Full time
What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers?
Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on September 17, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 14′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
- 47′D. ValeriPortland Timbers
- 61′J. SavarinoReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Portland Timbers have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 4-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 24, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2017 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 13, 2017 | DC United(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2017 | New York City FC(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2017 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Real Salt Lake win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Portland Timbers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2017 | Portland Timbers 1-4 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Portland Timbers 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 19, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 2-2 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Portland Timbers 2-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 15, 2015 | Real Salt Lake 0-1 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Real Salt Lake 0-1 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake on Jul 20, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 2.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.6 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Portland Timbers | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2 | 13/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Salt Lake sit 8th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 20 matches) and Portland Timbers sit 9th (28 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 28 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Sep 16, 2017Atlanta United FC3-3Orlando City SC
- Sep 16, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps2-2Columbus Crew
- Sep 16, 2017CF Montreal2-3Minnesota United FC
- Sep 17, 2017FC Dallas0-0Seattle Sounders
- Sep 17, 2017Chicago Fire3-0DC United
- Sep 17, 2017Sporting Kansas City3-1New England Revolution
- Sep 17, 2017Colorado Rapids1-1New York City FC
- Sep 17, 2017San Jose Earthquakes1-0Houston Dynamo