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The Timbers continue to deal with the injury of their leading scorer, Brazilian Antony, and three other players who will miss the next game against Real Salt Lake (McGraw, Rodríguez, and Lassier), but amidst this, the Timbers are having a great season. Portland's 33 points after 21 games put them fifth in the Eastern Conference, an improvement after failing to qualify directly for the playoffs in the last three seasons.
As recently as May 5th, there was a Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake match, but at America First Stadium, which ended 0-0. It was a game with little offensive dynamism, so much so that Real Salt Lake achieved a 0.53 xG and the Timbers a 0.84.
When that tie occurred, Real Salt Lake was in the midst of a sporting crisis, having gone seven games in a row without a win. Now, they arrive at Jeld-Wen Field in the best shape of their season, having scored 10 of a possible 12 in their last four matches, somewhat offsetting their slump, and are just two points away from the final play-in game.
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Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5
|
33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
|
11
|
25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -5 |
Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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May 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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May 20, 2025 - US Open Cup
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May 6, 2025 - US Open Cup
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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May 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 12, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2025 - Major League Soccer
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0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jun 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
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May 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
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May 3, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers against Real Salt Lake : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
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Dec 4, 2021 - Major League Soccer
Oct 19, 2019 - Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
Z. McGraw
MidfielderA. Lassister
ForwardJ. Rodriguez
A. Alves Santos
Z. MacMath
DefenderJ. Brown
MidfielderE. Eneli
ForwardM. Bell
T. Wolff
Most goals and assists
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
A. Alves Santos
(6 Goals)
D. Luna
(8 Goals)
D. Da Costa
(6 Assists)
D. Marczuk
(3 Assists)
, 
A. Katranis
(3 Assists)
Portland Timbers - Real Salt Lake Key Points
- Real Salt Lake's goal differential is -5
- Timbers completed 89% of his passes attempted in the previous match against St. Louis City
- Portland won 3-0 the last time they hosted Real Salt Lake
- Luna leads Real Salt Lake in goals this season with 8
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