Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake preview, predictions, H2H stats

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The MLS 1/16-finals match between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake is set for 22.10.2025, with kick-off at 20:00. The game will be played at Providence Park in Portland, OR.

Current Team Form

Portland Timbers are 8th in the league with 44 points from 34 matches. Their last 5 matches: L-L-D-D-L. Their last league match was a 0:4 home loss to San Diego FC. Real Salt Lake are 9th with 41 points from 34 matches. Their last 5 matches: D-L-W-W-L. Their last league match was a 2:2 away draw with St. Louis City.

Key Players to Watch

For Portland Timbers, top scorers are Antony and Kevin Kelsy, each with 7 goals. For Real Salt Lake, Diego Luna leads with 9 goals. None of these players are in the league top 10 scorers.

Head-to-Head Record

In the last 5 meetings, Portland Timbers won 2, Real Salt Lake won 1, and there were 2 draws. The latest match was in July 2025, ending 0:1 for Real Salt Lake.

Historical stats from this season: Portland Timbers scored 25 goals at home (61% of their total 41 goals) and conceded 26 (54% of their total 48 goals). They average 1.47 goals scored and 1.53 conceded per home game, 0.53 more scored and 0.24 more conceded than away. They rank 17th in home goals scored and 21st in home goals conceded.

Historical stats from this season: Real Salt Lake scored 15 away goals (39% of their total 38 goals) and conceded 28 (57% of their total 49 goals). They average 0.88 goals scored and 1.65 conceded per away game, ranking 28th in away goals scored and 16th in away goals conceded.

From the 10 most recent head-to-head encounters, 4 matches had 0 or 1 goal, 3 had 2 or 3, and 3 had 4 or more. The most common totals were 0 and 3 goals, each occurring 3 times. Portland Timbers converted 17.24% of 87 shots (15 goals), Real Salt Lake 14.12% of 85 (12 goals). Portland Timbers averaged 1.5 goals per H2H match, 0.29 more than their season average; Real Salt Lake averaged 1.2, 0.08 more than their season average.

Hot Stats

- Real Salt Lake have received the highest number of yellow cards in the league this season. In 34 matches they have received 92 yellow cards (the league average is 66.6) at an average of 2.7 per match.

- Real Salt Lake are in the Top 3 teams for the most red cards received in the league this season. In 34 matches they have received 6 red cards (the league average is 2.5).

Streaks

- Real Salt Lake failed to win 11 out of the last 12 away league matches this season.

- Portland Timbers are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 league matches against Real Salt Lake.

- Real Salt Lake have scored in 3 of their last 4 away league matches against Portland Timbers.

Betting Tips, Prediction

- In 4 of the last 10 H2H league matches when Real Salt Lake have scored at least one goal, they did not lose the match.

- Only 1 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw both teams score at least one goal in the 1st half.

- Only 1 of the last 10 H2H league matches saw both teams score at least one goal in both halves.

- Score prediction: At least 3 goals in total (over 2.5).

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