Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers: result 3-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 18Kick-off on July 8, 2012 at 01:07 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 3-0 on July 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 58′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 62′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 76′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake (pen.)
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 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Columbus Crew(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Chivas USA(away) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 31, 2012 | Cal(home) | 0-1 | US Open Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Real Salt Lake win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Portland Timbers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake on Apr 1, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 0.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Portland Timbers | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
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
- Jul 8, 2012FC Dallas0-0San Jose Earthquakes
- Jul 8, 2012Chivas USA0-0Whitecaps
- Jul 8, 2012Seattle Sounders2-1Colorado Rapids
- Jul 8, 2012Chicago Fire0-2Los Angeles Galaxy
- Jul 8, 2012Philadelphia Union3-0Toronto FC
- Jul 8, 2012New England Revolution2-0New York Red Bulls
- Jul 8, 2012CF Montreal2-1Columbus Crew
- Jul 11, 2012Toronto FC3-2Whitecaps