Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTCScheduledProvidence ParkPre-match analysis

Portland Timbers

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vsPre-match analysis

Real Salt Lake

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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 Portland Timbers, 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.

12.9 shots/match▲ShotsPortland Timbers · Real Salt Lake16.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Portland Timbers	Real Salt Lake	Baseline
Shots	12.9 shots/match	16.1 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	17 shots/match	12.2 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake.

3 days▲Rest daysPortland Timbers · Real Salt Lake3 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Portland Timbers	Real Salt Lake	Baseline
Rest days	3 days	3 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	1 matches	—

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

Portland Timbers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Portland Timbers's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.2 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	16.2 shots/match	12.9 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Portland Timbers

0Draws

1Real Salt Lake

2 May 2026Real Salt Lake — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer2–0

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Portland Timbers favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 10 · 4 too close

1.81 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/151.8 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/15▲1.47 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/12▲1.75 xG/match

1.68 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/12▲1.21 xG/match

12.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/15▲16.1 shots/match

17 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/15▲12.2 shots/match

4.69 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/15▲5.93 shots/match

6.69 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/15▲4.33 shots/match

50.6%Possessionseason · 16/1551.3%

4.44 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/154.73 corners/match

6.44 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/15▲5.2 corners/match

3 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/42.75 cards/match

9.75 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1511.9 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—

6%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/15▲13%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/15▲87%

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.

Portland Timbers58.3

Real Salt Lake61.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Portland Timbers56.7

Real Salt Lake83.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Portland Timbers13.3

Real Salt Lake64.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Portland Timbers45

Real Salt Lake91.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Portland Timbers45

Real Salt Lake54.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 63%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Portland Timbers28.3

Real Salt Lake45

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Portland Timbers33.8

Real Salt Lake69.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.6 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.6 goals/match

1.79 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.08 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shots5/514.2 shots/match

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

58.6%Possession5/557.8%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.8 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.5 goals/match

1.56 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.62 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShots10/10▲16 shots/match

5 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲6.2 shots/match

55%Possession10/1055%

4.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 15 matches

1.81 goals/matchGoals scored16/151.8 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/15▲1.47 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goals13/12▲1.75 xG/match

12.9 shots/matchShots16/15▲16.1 shots/match

4.69 shots/matchShots on target16/15▲5.93 shots/match

50.6%Possession16/1551.3%

4.44 corners/matchCorners16/154.73 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards5/42.75 cards/match

9.75 fouls/matchFouls16/1511.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches

2.29 goals/match▲Goals scored7/71.29 goals/match

1.86 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/72 goals/match

1.44 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.52 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots7/7▲14.6 shots/match

4.86 shots/match▲Shots on target7/74.43 shots/match

53.4%Possession7/752.7%

3.57 corners/matchCorners7/75.29 corners/match

2.67 cards/matchCards3/32.67 cards/match

9.71 fouls/matchFouls7/710.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples16 / 15home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness3 daysfrom 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, 26 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Portland Timbers's recent record differs from the season

Head-to-head

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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