πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ MLSΒ·Saturday, 2 May 2026Β·20:30

Real Salt Lake

WDWWL

vs

20:30

8th vs 24th

Portland Timbers

LDLWL

Odds comparison

MarketPinnacleBest
Real Salt Lake1.561.56
Draw4.254.25
Portland Timbers5.495.49

Match preview

Real Salt Lake come into this in solid home form, having won three of their last five at home and averaging 2.2 goals scored per game on their own patch this season. Crucially, they have kept no clean sheets at home, but with Portland conceding an average of 2.5 goals per away game, the conditions are set for RSL to get on the scoresheet early and often.

Portland arrive in poor shape, winning just one of their last five on the road and sitting 24th in the league. Their away BTTS rate of 50% sits well below the league average of 58%, suggesting they struggle to contribute offensively when travelling.

RSL's home BTTS and Over 2.5 rates of 80% each are significantly above the league average, and that trend looks likely to continue here. This fixture points firmly toward a high-scoring home win, and the visitors look undervalued only in the sense that the gap in quality may be even wider than it appears.

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Real Salt Lake

22 FebAvs Vancouver Whitecaps0–1L
1 MarHvs Seattle Sounders2–1W
8 MarAvs Atlanta Utd3–2W
15 MarHvs Austin FC2–1W
22 MarAvs San Diego FC2–2D

Portland Timbers

22 FebHvs Columbus Crew3–2W
28 FebAvs Colorado Rapids0–2L
8 MarHvs Vancouver Whitecaps1–4L
15 MarAvs Houston Dynamo2–3L
22 MarHvs Los Angeles Galaxy1–1D

Head to head

No previous meetings found.

Betting context

StatReal Salt Lake
(Home)
Portland Timbers
(Away)
BTTS rate80.0%50.0%
Over 2.5 rate80.0%50.0%
Clean sheet0.0%0.0%
Avg goals3.603.50

Home stats use Real Salt Lake's home record; away stats use Portland Timbers's away record this season.