Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers result

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

Major League Soccer · Thu, 18 May 2023 02:30 BST · America First Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers drew 0–0 at America First Field in Major League Soccer on Thursday 18 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Real Salt Lake out-shot Portland Timbers 17 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.01 xG to 0.40 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

R. Touchan showed two yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Salt Lake: Emeka Eneli (45+1’); Portland Timbers: F. Boli (72’).

What it changes

It was the only goalless draw of round 19, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) 7.2, C. Paredes (Portland Timbers) 7.1 and Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) 6.5 led the match.

Next up

Real Salt Lake next host St. Louis City on 25 October 2026.

Portland Timbers next host Charlotte on 25 October 2026.

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

Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Portland Timbers: Portland Timbers v Charlotte, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer
Venue: America First Field · Sandy, Utah
Referee: R. Touchan
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Salt Lake 2 · draws 1 · Portland Timbers 3 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Real Salt Lake 2W 2D 1L · Portland Timbers 3W 1D 1L

Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.17 / 3.67

Corners

against 2.5 / 5.83 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.67 / 4.83

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4.83 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 2.33

Cards

against 2 / 1.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.75 yellows

Referee · R. Touchan

1.88 home / 2.88 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Salt Lake for / against	Line	Portland Timbers for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.17 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15.67 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.67 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.67 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.83 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.5 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.83 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: R. Touchan — 4.75 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 25.13 fouls over 8 matches (1.88 to the home side, 2.88 to the away side).

Home 1.88Away 2.88

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. 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
Braian Ojeda n 8	54.6	2.1 6/2	1.9 4/3	—
D. Luna n 7	18	2.1 3/0	2.1 2/1	—
Brayan Vera n 8	80.9	1.8 7/5	0.8 4/2	—
Daniel Musovski n 8	31.5	1.8 5/0	1.1 2/1	—
Justin Meram n 8	53.6	1.5 3/3	1.3 4/1	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Jacquesson n 3	44.7	3.4 3/2	1.3 2/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.9	2.9 8/5	1.5 6/2
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	50.5	2.9 7/4	1.6 5/2
Andrés Gómez n 8	62	2.4 5/5	1.1 4/2
Justin Meram n 8	53.6	1.9 6/2	1 3/1

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Justin Meram n 8	53.6	0.4 1/1	0.6 3/0
Andrés Gómez n 8	62	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
D. Kreilach n 8	48.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Daniel Musovski n 8	31.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Löffelsend n 8	69.8	3.9 7/5
Braian Ojeda n 8	54.6	3.7 6/6
B. Hidalgo n 5	36.2	3.5 3/3
P. Ruiz n 8	87.9	3.2 8/6
Brayan Vera n 8	80.9	2.4 7/6

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	90	2.4 5/4

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. 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
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	5.4 3/2	4.3 3/1	—
D. Asprilla n 8	61	2.8 6/4	1.1 3/2	—
Nathan Fogaca n 8	48	2.6 5/4	1.4 5/1	—
Claudio Bravo n 8	76	1.9 8/5	0.3 2/0	—
Larrys Mabiala n 8	47.4	1.9 4/3	0.9 3/1	—

Portland Timbers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	3.3 2/1	2.2 1/1
Evander n 8	77.1	2.6 6/5	1 3/3
J. Niezgoda n 8	22.9	2.5 4/1	1 2/0
F. Boli n 8	48.1	2.3 5/2	1.2 3/2
Nathan Fogaca n 8	48	2.1 4/4	0.7 2/1

Portland Timbers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	1.1 1/0	0 0/0
Evander n 8	77.1	0.6 3/1	0.3 1/1
D. Asprilla n 8	61	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
Yimmi Chara n 8	59.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
C. Paredes n 8	42.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Portland Timbers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ayala n 8	31.8	4.3 7/3
Claudio Bravo n 8	76	2.2 7/5
C. Paredes n 8	42.8	2.1 4/2
D. Asprilla n 8	61	2 6/4
D. Chara n 8	90	1.9 7/5

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ivačič n 8	90	3.9 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Salt Lake		Portland Timbers
60%	Possession	40%
1.01	Expected goals (xG)	0.40
17	Shots	10
4	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
456	Passes	302
84%	Pass accuracy	73%

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Zac MacMath	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Glad	90	2	2	0	0	0	7.2
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Andrew Brody	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Emeka Eneli	90	1	0	0	3	Y	6.9
Braian Ojeda	90	1	0	2	3	0	7.5
Jefferson Savarino	90	2	0	3	0	0	7
Maikel Chang	86	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
Andrés Gómez	82	2	1	1	1	0	6.3
B. Hidalgo	63	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. A. Julio Santos	63	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Oviedo sub	27	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
B. Jacquesson sub	27	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Kreilach sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Daniel Musovski sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Portland Timbers player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ivačič	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
D. Župarić	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Zac McGraw	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Claudio Bravo	90	0	0	2	6	0	7.6
D. Chara	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Paredes	90	1	0	1	6	0	7.9
Evander	90	4	3	0	2	0	7
J. Mosquera	89	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Moreno	73	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
F. Boli	73	1	1	1	0	Y	6.9
Yimmi Chara	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
D. Asprilla sub	26	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. Loria sub	17	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nathan Fogaca sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Miller sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Real Salt LakeWDDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Portland TimbersWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Salt Lake 2 · 1 draw · Portland Timbers 3 · 4 goals/game

2023-05-11 Portland Timbers 3–4 Real Salt Lake
2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers
2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake
2021-12-04 Portland Timbers 2–0 Real Salt Lake
2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers
2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Portland Timbers#10 pos43 pts34 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

Portland Timbers scored1.35

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

Portland Timbers conceded1.71

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Salt Lake won 2, Portland Timbers won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers?: Recent form — Real Salt Lake 2W 2D 1L; Portland Timbers 3W 1D 1L.

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