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Major League Soccer
May 18, 2023 at 4.12am UK
Rio Tinto Stadium
Portland Timbers

Salt Lake
0 - 0
Portland


Eneli (45+1')
FT

Boli (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Los Angeles
Sunday, May 14 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Colorado vs. Salt Lake
Sunday, May 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 3-1 Vancouver
Sunday, May 14 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Portland vs. Minnesota Utd
Sunday, May 21 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Portland Timbers

While Portland Timbers are higher in the division right now, it is the hosts who could end up taking all three points in this one by taking the experience from their recent match against their opponents.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 54.28%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 21.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.92%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (6.73%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
Real Salt LakeDrawPortland Timbers
54.28% (-0.053999999999995 -0.05) 24.04% (0.023 0.02) 21.69% (0.032 0.03)
Both teams to score 50.97% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.05% (-0.053999999999995 -0.05)49.95% (0.055 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.06% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)71.94% (0.048999999999992 0.05)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.69% (-0.040999999999997 -0.04)18.31% (0.041999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.61% (-0.07 -0.07)49.39% (0.071000000000005 0.07)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.4%37.6% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.62% (0.0019999999999989 0)74.38%
Score Analysis
    Real Salt Lake 54.27%
    Portland Timbers 21.69%
    Draw 24.03%
Real Salt LakeDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 11.68% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 9.92% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-1 @ 9.71% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-0 @ 5.62% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.49% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.69% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-0 @ 2.38% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.33% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.14% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.31%
Total : 54.27%
1-1 @ 11.43% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.88% (0.016 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.75% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 24.03%
0-1 @ 6.73% (0.015 0.01)
1-2 @ 5.59% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 3.29% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.82% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.55%
0-3 @ 1.07% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 21.69%

How you voted: Salt Lake vs Portland

Real Salt Lake
42.9%
Draw
28.6%
Portland Timbers
28.6%
7
Head to Head
Oct 9, 2022 10pm
Salt Lake
3-1
Portland
Savarino (19'), Rubin (48'), Davis (82')
Asprilla (87')
Ayala (27')
Apr 24, 2022 3am
Dec 4, 2021 11.30pm
Portland
2-0
Salt Lake
Mora (5'), Moreno (61')
Moreno (61')

Herrera (58'), Ruiz (90+3')
Herrera (79')
Nov 4, 2021 2.30am
gameweek 45
Salt Lake
1-3
Portland
Rusnak (88' pen.)
Ruiz (36')
Blanco (17', 45'), Herrera (38' og.)
Tuiloma (82'), Bravo (87')
Sep 26, 2021 3.30am
gameweek 35
Portland
6-1
Salt Lake
Mora (27'), Asprilla (36'), Chara (48'), Chara (68'), Niezgoda (85'), Paredes (88')
Chara (45+4')
Kreilach (41')
Ruiz (51'), Glad (73')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami16104238211734
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1510322314933
3New York City FCNY City158251916326
4Columbus Crew146622113824
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC156451413122
7Toronto157172424022
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia144642521418
9DC United154652125-418
10Nashville SCNashville143741720-316
11Orlando City144461522-716
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta143471717013
13CF MontrealMontreal143471731-1413
14Chicago Fire152581427-1311
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1585230171329
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd137422417725
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy156722722525
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles147342519624
5Austin FCAustin156542018223
6Colorado RapidsColorado156452726122
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver145452017319
8Houston DynamoHouston145361315-218
9Seattle SoundersSeattle154561818017
10Portland TimbersPortland154472830-216
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas133461620-413
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas142572226-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1532102334-1111


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