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Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 2nd May, 21:30 BST, Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy

Portland Timbers pay Major League Soccer rivals Real Salt Lake a visit on Saturday night, as Phil Neville guides his team into an away clash with Pablo Andrés Mastroeni & co. at the Rio Tinto Stadium. We've got odds for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head-to-head data for these two clubs. You can access it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Salt Lake to win

A Major League Soccer win on home turf for Pablo Andrés Mastroeni's Salt Lake team win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Stats suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for their visitors. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Salt Lake win is the way to go, but it could be a close one.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Salt Lake are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 67% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.46.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Salt Lake
67%
1.46-
Draw
17%
4.20-
Portland
15%
5.50-
Salt Lake 2-1
9%
8.50-
Salt Lake 2-0
8%
10.00-
Salt Lake 3-1
8%
11.00-
Draw 1-1
7%
9.00-
Salt Lake 3-0
7%
13.00-
Salt Lake 1-0
6%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00-
Salt Lake 4-1
5%
19.00-
Salt Lake 3-2
5%
19.00-
Salt Lake 4-0
4%
21.00-
Portland 2-1
4%
17.00-
Portland 1-0
3%
23.00-
Salt Lake 4-2
3%
29.00-
Draw 0-0
3%
21.00-
Salt Lake 5-1
3%
34.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
1.44-
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
2.70-
Home 1st Goal
57%
1.44-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.63-
No 1st Goal
1%
21.00-
BTTS - Yes
63%
1.53-
BTTS - No
37%
2.38-
BTTS - Home Win
38%
2.63-
BTTS - Draw
15%
5.00-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
8.50-
Home/draw
85%
1.14-
Away/draw
33%
2.50-
Home/away
83%
1.22-
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1.13-
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
6.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
50%
2.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
50%
1.73-
Over 4.5 Goals
31%
3.40-
Under 4.5 Goals
69%
1.30-
Over 5.5 Goals
17%
6.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
83%
1.13-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.02-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
21.00-
Home DNB
79%
1.20-
Away DNB
28%
4.33-
Salt Lake win to nil
29%
3.25-
Portland win to nil
5%
13.00-
Salt Lake / Salt Lake
37%
2.25-
Salt Lake / Portland
2%
34.00-
Salt Lake / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Salt Lake
18%
4.75-
Draw / Portland
7%
12.00-
Draw / Draw
11%
8.00-
Portland / Salt Lake
5%
17.00-
Portland / Portland
9%
9.00-
Portland / Draw
5%
17.00-
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Win / draw / win form
Salt Lake 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
1
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Salt Lake4 - 2San Diego
Salt Lake3 - 1Sporting KC
Salt Lake2 - 1Austin
Salt Lake2 - 1Seattle
Salt Lake1 - 0Colorado
Salt Lake3 - 1Austin
Salt Lake1 - 4LAFC
Salt Lake2 - 1Sporting KC
Salt Lake1 - 3Minnesota
Salt Lake2 - 1San Jose
Salt Lake0 - 1Cincinnati
Salt Lake1 - 0Houston
Salt Lake3 - 2Saint Louis City
Salt Lake2 - 0DC United
Salt Lake2 - 3Vancouver
Salt Lake0 - 0Portland
Salt Lake0 - 1Toronto
Salt Lake2 - 0LA Galaxy
Salt Lake0 - 1Dallas
Salt Lake1 - 3San Diego
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSalt Lake4 - 2San Diego
HSalt Lake3 - 1Sporting KC
ASalt Lake2 - 2San Diego
HSalt Lake2 - 1Austin
ASalt Lake3 - 2Atlanta
HSalt Lake2 - 1Seattle
ASalt Lake0 - 1Vancouver
ASalt Lake1 - 3Portland
ASalt Lake2 - 2Saint Louis City
ASalt Lake0 - 1Seattle
HSalt Lake1 - 0Colorado
HSalt Lake3 - 1Austin
ASalt Lake1 - 4LAFC
HSalt Lake1 - 4LAFC
HSalt Lake2 - 1Sporting KC
HSalt Lake1 - 3Minnesota
ASalt Lake0 - 1Charlotte
ASalt Lake1 - 2NY Red Bulls
HSalt Lake2 - 1San Jose
HSalt Lake0 - 1Cincinnati
Portland 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Minnesota2 - 0Portland
Vancouver3 - 2Portland
Houston3 - 2Portland
Colorado2 - 0Portland
San Diego4 - 0Portland
San Diego2 - 1Portland
Seattle1 - 0Portland
Vancouver1 - 1Portland
Houston1 - 0Portland
Minnesota1 - 1Portland
San Diego0 - 0Portland
Dallas2 - 0Portland
LAFC0 - 1Portland
Saint Louis City2 - 1Portland
Toronto3 - 0Portland
Orlando1 - 0Portland
Salt Lake0 - 0Portland
San Jose4 - 1Portland
LA Galaxy2 - 4Portland
Sporting KC2 - 4Portland
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortland0 - 2Minnesota
HPortland2 - 1LAFC
APortland2 - 3Vancouver
HPortland1 - 1LA Galaxy
APortland2 - 3Houston
HPortland1 - 4Vancouver
APortland0 - 2Colorado
HPortland3 - 2Columbus
APortland0 - 4San Diego
HPortland2 - 2San Diego
APortland1 - 2San Diego
HPortland3 - 1Salt Lake
HPortland0 - 4San Diego
APortland0 - 1Seattle
HPortland2 - 2Dallas
APortland1 - 1Vancouver
APortland0 - 1Houston
HPortland2 - 1NY Red Bulls
APortland1 - 1Minnesota
APortland0 - 0San Diego
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Salt Lake have drawn with Portland in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Salt Lake since 2018
Salt Lake
Portland
Goals: Scored
13
15
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
RSL
3
D
3
POT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Salt Lake
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Salt Lake3 - 1
1 - 3Portland
Salt Lake2 - 1
Salt Lake2 - 1
1 - 2Portland
1 - 4Portland
League games at Portland since 2018
Portland
Salt Lake
Goals: Scored
27
10
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
RSL
1
D
2
POT
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portland
Portland3 - 1
0 - 1Salt Lake
Portland3 - 0
Portland2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Portland2 - 0
Portland6 - 1
Portland3 - 2
Draw4 - 4Draw
Portland1 - 0
Portland3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Real Salt Lake's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 6 consecutive Major League Soccer games. A PG of 2.5 suggests that run should continue on Saturday night.

Salt Lake 5th Portland 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
8%
1
20%
2
26%
3
22%
4+
25%
There is a 72% probability that Salt Lake will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Portland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Salt Lake’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-29
Portland have scored 29% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Salt Lake
PG (predicted goals)
Portland
2.5
1.2
Attack rating
26%
better
RSL
POT
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Games scored6
6
Failed to score1
2
Scored first5
3
Goals scored16
11
Avg. goals scored2.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.7
1.1
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
22%
better
RSL
POT
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first2
5
Goals conceded10
18
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
2
KickOff rating
+22%

Salt Lake v Portland Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Salt Lake Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
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Portland Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
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