Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers: result 4-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on August 31, 2013 at 02:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers?
Real Salt Lake won 4-2 on August 31, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 9′L. GilReal Salt Lake
- 15′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
- 31′D. NagbePortland Timbers
- 55′J. MoralesReal Salt Lake
- 67′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 78′Salvatore ZizzoPortland Timbers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Portland Timbers have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2013 | Columbus Crew(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 22, 2013 | Portland Timbers(away) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 18, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 2-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2013 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 8, 2013 | Portland Timbers(home) | 2-1 | US Open Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2013 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 22, 2013 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 18, 2013 | FC Dallas(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 8, 2013 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 1-2 | US Open Cup |
| Aug 4, 2013 | Whitecaps(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 4 Real Salt Lake win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Portland Timbers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 8, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Portland Timbers | US Open Cup |
| Sep 23, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 3-0 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 22, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 2.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 2.5 | 1.4 | 6 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Portland Timbers | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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
- Aug 25, 2013Whitecaps0-1Los Angeles Galaxy
- Aug 25, 2013FC Dallas2-2San Jose Earthquakes
- Aug 25, 2013Real Salt Lake4-0Columbus Crew
- Aug 25, 2013Chivas USA3-2New York Red Bulls
- Aug 25, 2013New England Revolution5-1Philadelphia Union
- Aug 26, 2013Seattle Sounders1-0Portland Timbers
- Aug 30, 2013Toronto FC1-1New England Revolution
- Aug 31, 2013Philadelphia Union0-0CF Montreal