Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on October 15, 2020 at 01:30 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 2-1 on October 15, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 11′D. MartínezReal Salt Lake
- 26′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
- 77′B. TuilomaPortland Timbers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Portland Timbers have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Los Angeles FC(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Minnesota United FC(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2020 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 6-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 20, 2020 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 6-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Real Salt Lake win(s), 1 draw(s), 4 Portland Timbers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2020 | Portland Timbers 4-4 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Portland Timbers 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| May 5, 2019 | Real Salt Lake 1-2 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 21, 2018 | Portland Timbers 3-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Real Salt Lake 1-4 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 30, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 2.4 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
| Portland Timbers | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 11/15 | 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
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