Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 2 May 2026, 20:45 UTCFull timeAmerica First FieldFull-time recap

Real Salt Lake

DWWLL

2–0Full-time recap

Portland Timbers

DLWLW

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Real Salt Lake	Portland Timbers
Shots	25 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	15 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	3.54 xG/match▲	1.05 xG/match
Possession	53%	47%
Corners	6 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	15 fouls/match	12 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match▲	2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Real Salt Lake's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Real Salt Lake's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17 shots/match▲ShotsReal Salt Lake · Portland Timbers11 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Real Salt Lake	Portland Timbers	Baseline
Shots	17 shots/match	11 shots/match	12.5 shots/match
Shots against	12.6 shots/match	18.9 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake.

5.91 days▲Rest daysReal Salt Lake · Portland Timbers6.8 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Real Salt Lake	Portland Timbers	Baseline
Rest days	5.91 days	6.8 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Real Salt Lake favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Portland Timbers in 0 · 3 too close

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 10/101.3 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 10/102.1 goals/match

2.23 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 7/71.19 xG/match

1.3 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 7/72.02 xG/match

17 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 10/1011 shots/match

12.6 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 10/1018.9 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 10/104.1 shots/match

4.9 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 10/107.4 shots/match

48.1%Possessionseason · 10/1045.4%

4.3 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/103.8 corners/match

5.4 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 10/107.5 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/53 cards/match

12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 10/1010 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

10%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 10/100%

80%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 10/1070%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Real Salt Lake45

Portland Timbers25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Salt Lake88.3

Portland Timbers22.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Real Salt Lake53.9

Portland Timbers7.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Real Salt Lake98.3

Portland Timbers41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Salt Lake66.7

Portland Timbers46.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 70%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Salt Lake35

Portland Timbers16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Real Salt Lake71.2

Portland Timbers17.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.2 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.8 goals/match

2.16 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.16 xG/match

17.8 shots/match▲Shots5/510.8 shots/match

8.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.8 shots/match

52.2%Possession5/546.6%

3.2 corners/matchCorners5/53 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

14.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/102.1 goals/match

2.23 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.19 xG/match

17 shots/match▲Shots10/1011 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.1 shots/match

48.1%Possession10/1045.4%

4.3 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCards4/53 cards/match

12.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1010 fouls/match

Window

Season

10 / 10 matches

1.9 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/102.1 goals/match

2.23 xG/match▲Expected goals7/71.19 xG/match

17 shots/match▲Shots10/1011 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.1 shots/match

48.1%Possession10/1045.4%

4.3 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match

2.75 cards/matchCards4/53 cards/match

12.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1010 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 6 matches

2.17 goals/match▲Goals scored6/61 goals/match

1.17 goals/match▲Goals allowed6/62.17 goals/match

2.27 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.27 xG/match

18.8 shots/match▲Shots6/612 shots/match

8 shots/match▲Shots on target6/64 shots/match

49.8%Possession6/645.3%

4.67 corners/matchCorners6/64.33 corners/match

—Cards1/2—

13 fouls/matchFouls6/610.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.91 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.8 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples10 / 10home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 May 2026, 00:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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