Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers
Ref: Rosendo Mendoza, USAAmerica First Field, Sandy, Utah · 21,810 cap
Match recap
Real Salt Lake beat Portland Timbers 2–0 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Gozo and Luna scored for Real Salt Lake. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.77 for Real Salt Lake versus 1.15 for Portland Timbers. Real Salt Lake sit 3rd in the Major League Soccer table while Portland Timbers are 13th.
First Half
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Gozo
Assist: Solans
⚽
Luna
Assist: Sanabria
Second Half
46'
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Surman
59'
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Bassett
59'
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Bonetig
60'
Fory
Yellow Card
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Glad
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Gozo
⇄
Solans
82'
Smith
Yellow Card
Sanabria
Yellow Card
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Luna
⇄
Spierings
90+1'
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Kelsy
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 32 |
| 2 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | +19 | 32 |
| 3 |  Real Salt Lake | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 26 |
| 4 |  FC Dallas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 25 |
| 12 |  St. Louis City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 |  Portland Timbers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 |  Austin | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 14 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real Salt LakePortland Timbers
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.77VS1.15
Attack6 · 0 won
25
Shots
11
15
Shots on target
2
15
Shots in the box
8
10
Shots outside box
3
8
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
515
Total passes
458
445
Accurate passes
389
86%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
13
2
Blocked shots
5
2.70
Goals prevented
2.70
Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1
Portland Timbers
4-2-3-1Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Rafael CabralG
- 2DeAndre Roselle YedlinD
- 6Stijn SpieringsM
- 8Juan Manuel Sanabria MagoleM
- 9Morgan Bono GuilavoguiF
- 10Diego Ángel LunaF
- 15Justen Thomas GladD
- 22S. SolansF
- 29Samuel JunquaD
- 72Zavier GozoM
- 92Noel CaliskanM
Substitutes
- 7Pablo Enrique RuizM
- 11Dominik MarczukF
- 17Victor Oluyemi OlatunjiF
- 23Chadwick Zachary BoothM
- 26Philip QuintonD
- 27Griffin DillonM
- 31Mason James StajduharG
- 39Aiden HezarkhaniF
- 98Aléxandros KatránisD
Portland Timbers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Brandon Scott ByeD
- 6Alexander BonetigD
- 10David Pereira da CostaM
- 11AntonyM
- 17Cole John BassettM
- 19Kevin Jesús Kelsy GenezF
- 20Finn SurmanD
- 27Jimer Esteban Fory MejíaD
- 30José Luis Caicedo BarreraM
- 41James PantemisG
- 99Kristoffer VeldeM
Substitutes
- 4Kamal Anthony MillerD
- 7Ariel Daniel Lassiter AcuñaF
- 9Felipe Andrés Mora AliagaF
- 16Sawyer George JuraD
- 21Diego Ferney Chará ZamoraM
- 23Ian SmithD
- 25John David Muse IIIG
- 28Alexander Ernesto Aravena GuzmánF
- 88Andrew GuerraF
Real Salt Lake
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Luna | F | 89 | 9.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3/5 |
| Zavier Gozo | M | 77 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | — | 2/2 |
| Morgan Guilavogui | F | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Noel Caliskan | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Juan Sanabria | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Rafael Cabral(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Spierings | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justen Glad | D | 61 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Junqua | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sergi Solans | F | 76 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexandros Katranis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Stajduhar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Marczuk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Griffin Dillon | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philip Quinton | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Ruíz | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Booth | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aiden Hezarkhani | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Olatunji | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pantemis | G | 90 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Bassett | M | 59 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| José Caicedo | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Surman(C) | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antony Alves | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Jímer Fory | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Velde | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| David Pereira Da Costa | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brandon Bye | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Bonetig | D | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kelsy | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gage Guerra | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe Mora | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ariel Lassiter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Chará | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Muse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sawyer Jura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamal Miller | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alexander Aravena | F | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ian Smith | D | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |