Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:30 BST

Updated 2 Jul 2026, 16:33 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Portland Timbers · Real Salt Lake · Head-to-head

Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake — Real Salt Lake won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Salt Lake won 1–0 at Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer on Thursday 17 July. It is Real Salt Lake’s first win over Portland Timbers since 11 May 2023, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Real Salt Lake: Diogo Gonçalves (83’, assisted by A. Piol).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Portland Timbers 0.95, Real Salt Lake 0.86, from 12 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Alexis Da Silva, USA showed five yellow cards — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Portland Timbers: F. Mora (69’); Real Salt Lake: Brayan Vera (45’), P. Ruiz (52’), B. Hidalgo (67’) and Rafael Cabral (90+8’).

What it changes

Portland Timbers have scored 35 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 15 clubs (2025 so far, after 27 games, ranked per game). Portland Timbers have conceded 37 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 15 clubs.

Real Salt Lake have scored 28 goals, the second-fewest of the 15 clubs (2025 so far, after 27 games, ranked per game). Real Salt Lake have conceded 36 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 15 clubs.

Real Salt Lake are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Real Salt Lake have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) 6.2, S. Junqua (Real Salt Lake) 4.9 and J. Fory (Portland Timbers) 4.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

Portland Timbers are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Real Salt Lake.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Result: Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Referee: Alexis Da Silva, USA
Head-to-head (last 6): Portland Timbers 2 · draws 3 · Real Salt Lake 1 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Portland Timbers 2W 1D 2L · Real Salt Lake 3W 1D 1L

Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 5.75

Corners

against 5.83 / 5.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 6.33 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 2.25

Cards

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.93 yellows

Referee · Alexis Da Silva, USA

27.27 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 July 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 July 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portland Timbers for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.83 for · 15.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.5 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Alexis Da Silva, USA — 4.93 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 27.27 fouls over 15 matches.

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Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Goalkeeper

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Pantemis	12	901080 min	494.1 /90	161.3 /90	30.3 /90
Maxime Crépeau	9	90810 min	364 /90	141.6 /90	00 /90

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portland Timbers before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pantemis n 8	90	4 6/6
Maxime Crépeau n 8	90	3.8 8/7

Portland Timbers Defensive

Portland Timbers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
F. Surman	19	891686 min	211.1 /90	130.7 /90	160.9 /90	673.6 /90	70.4 /90	10.1 /90
J. Mosquera	17	831410 min	191.2 /90	50.3 /90	10.1 /90	543.4 /90	50.3 /90	10.1 /90
J. Fory	16	831323 min	281.9 /90	191.3 /90	50.3 /90	825.6 /90	312.1 /90	80.5 /90
K. Miller	15	841258 min	70.5 /90	191.4 /90	90.6 /90	382.7 /90	161.1 /90	50.4 /90
D. Župarić	8	83660 min	101.4 /90	162.2 /90	40.5 /90	294 /90	101.4 /90	20.3 /90
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Portland Timbers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portland Timbers before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
David Pereira da Costa n 8	88.9	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1	—
D. Ayala n 8	85.8	1.7 5/4	0.7 4/1	—
F. Surman n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0	S. Junqua
S. Moreno n 8	72.5	1.7 8/3	1.4 6/3	Diogo Gonçalves
K. Kelsy n 8	64	1.4 7/1	2.3 6/4	—
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Portland Timbers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portland Timbers before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
David Pereira da Costa n 8	88.9	0 0/0
D. Ayala n 8	85.8	3.1 7/7
F. Surman n 8	90	1.6 6/4
S. Moreno n 8	72.5	1.4 6/3
K. Kelsy n 8	64	0.9 4/1
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Portland Timbers Attacking

Portland Timbers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Kelsy	19	50952 min	50.5 /90	00 /90	141.3 /90	80.8 /90	70.7 /90	70.7 /90
F. Mora	18	581036 min	50.4 /90	30.3 /90	141.2 /90	121 /90	111 /90	60.5 /90
O. Fernandez	7	37258 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	20.7 /90
Jonathan Rodríguez	5	27137 min	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	63.9 /90	32 /90	21.3 /90	00 /90
Gage Guerra	2	2346 min	00 /90	00 /90	23.9 /90	00 /90	12 /90	00 /90
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Portland Timbers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portland Timbers before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
David Pereira da Costa n 8	88.9	1.1 5/2	0.9 4/1
D. Ayala n 8	85.8	0.5 2/2	0.3 2/0
F. Surman n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Moreno n 8	72.5	1.6 5/4	1.1 4/3
K. Kelsy n 8	64	1.4 5/1	0.5 1/1
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Portland Timbers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portland Timbers before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
David Pereira da Costa n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
D. Ayala n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
F. Surman n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Moreno n 8	72.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
K. Kelsy n 8	64	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Goalkeeper

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Rafael Cabral	23	902070 min	693 /90	301.3 /90	20.1 /90

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Salt Lake before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3 7/6

Real Salt Lake Defensive

Real Salt Lake — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. Junqua	21	651369 min	241.6 /90	140.9 /90	100.7 /90	593.9 /90	90.6 /90	00 /90
A. Katranis	19	681290 min	171.2 /90	70.5 /90	10.1 /90	453.1 /90	261.8 /90	50.3 /90
J. Glad	18	901620 min	221.2 /90	241.3 /90	150.8 /90	673.7 /90	231.3 /90	50.3 /90
Brayan Vera	15	731088 min	141.2 /90	110.9 /90	70.6 /90	473.9 /90	161.3 /90	50.4 /90
B. Hidalgo	13	67869 min	192 /90	90.9 /90	50.5 /90	414.2 /90	101 /90	40.4 /90
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Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Salt Lake before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
S. Junqua n 8	64.5	0.7 4/0	0.9 4/1	F. Surman
Braian Ojeda n 8	70.9	1.6 6/3	1.1 4/1	—
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	82.8	0.8 4/2	1.1 6/2	S. Moreno
A. Katranis n 8	70.9	1.3 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
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Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Salt Lake before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Junqua n 8	64.5	1 4/2
Braian Ojeda n 8	70.9	1.4 5/4
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	82.8	0.7 4/1
A. Katranis n 8	70.9	0.5 1/1
J. Glad n 8	90	1.3 5/2
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Real Salt Lake Attacking

Real Salt Lake — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Piol	14	47655 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90	60.8 /90	10.1 /90
W. Agada	11	70773 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	111.3 /90	30.3 /90	121.4 /90	20.2 /90
Forster Ajago	8	53423 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	102.1 /90	61.3 /90	51.1 /90	20.4 /90
T. Wolff	8	42334 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	41.1 /90	61.6 /90
Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso	6	38225 min	00 /90	00 /90	62.4 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	20.8 /90
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Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Salt Lake before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Junqua n 8	64.5	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
Braian Ojeda n 8	70.9	1 4/2	0.2 1/0
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	82.8	1 5/2	0.7 4/1
A. Katranis n 8	70.9	0.8 4/1	0.5 3/0
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Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Real Salt Lake before kick-off, to 14 July 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Junqua n 8	64.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Braian Ojeda n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
A. Katranis n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Portland Timbers		Real Salt Lake
44%	Possession	56%
0.95	Expected goals (xG)	0.86
12	Shots	10
1	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	2
1	Offsides	4
9	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
403	Passes	555
79%	Pass accuracy	86%

Portland Timbers Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Maxime Crépeau	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Surman	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
D. Župarić	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Fory	90	2	0	0	0	0	7.7
D. Chara	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.9
S. Moreno	90	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
K. Kelsy	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
D. Ayala	86	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
J. Mosquera	71	1	0	1	3	0	6.9
F. Mora	71	0	0	0	2	Y	7.3
O. Fernandez	55	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Lassiter sub	35	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
E. Miller sub	19	2	0	1	2	0	6.6
Gage Guerra sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Paredes sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.9

Real Salt Lake Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
B. Hidalgo	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	Y	7
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.9
N. Caliskan	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Z. Gozo	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Diogo Gonçalves	89	1	0	5	3	0	1	0	7.9
D. Luna	89	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Glad	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
P. Ruiz	73	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7
W. Agada	73	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.9
S. Junqua	72	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	7
A. Katranis sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Emeka Eneli sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Piol sub	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Philip Quinton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Marczuk sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Portland TimbersWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Portland Timbers 2 · 3 draws · Real Salt Lake 1 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers
2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers
2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake
2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake
2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers
2023-05-11 Portland Timbers 3–4 Real Salt Lake

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portland Timbers#8 pos44 pts34 pl-7 GD

Real Salt Lake#9 pos41 pts34 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Portland Timbers scored1.21

Real Salt Lake scored1.12

Portland Timbers conceded1.41

Real Salt Lake conceded1.44

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 6 meetings, Portland Timbers won 2, Real Salt Lake won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Portland Timbers 2W 1D 2L; Real Salt Lake 3W 1D 1L.

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