Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th July 2024

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Portland Timbers came away with a 2-1 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Providence Park, but face stern opposition, of course.

While Portland Timbers find themselves as number 5 table with 33 points after 23 matches, Real Salt Lake fought their way to 43 points. This puts them up as number 2 in the Western conference.

Portland Timbers took down Real Salt Lake in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Portland Timbers show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Real Salt Lake are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 28 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.8 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Real Salt Lake claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Prediction

Portland Timbers Form

Portland Timbers have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Minnesota United by 3-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-2 against FC Dallas, before achieving a 4-1 win against Nashville SC. Portland Timbers showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Providence Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in eight themselves.

Real Salt Lake Form

In their last three matches, Real Salt Lake lost against LA Galaxy by 0-1, beat Houston Dynamo FC by 3-2 winning 5-2 against Atlanta United. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake won twice, while also recording four draws. They endured zero defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and 12 scored.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Portland Timbers get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Real Salt Lake.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Team News

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake H2H

The last time the pair played each other Portland Timbers came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Sunday. Portland Timbers were a little more successful than Real Salt Lake in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-3-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Portland Timbers has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 6/5.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Results

The past ten matches between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Sunday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 9/19 with the bookies.

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Betting Tips

Portland Timbers against Real Salt Lake is also a battle between Jonathan Rodriguez and Cristian Arango with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has four Major League Soccer goals in their last six games respectively.

In their last 10 matches at Providence Park across all tournaments Portland Timbers won five times, drew three and lost two times. Real Salt Lake claimed four wins, six draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portland Timbers managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Providence Park, Real Salt Lake kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Portland Timbers managed an average of 2.2 goals, while Real Salt Lake averaged 1.4 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portland Timbers, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Real Salt Lake, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.