Major League Soccer

Sep 22, 2024 at 2.30am UK

Rio Tinto Stadium

Salt Lake
3 - 3
Portland

Marczuk (10', 10'), Luna (22', 22'), Goncalves (90', 90')
Katranis (72'), Katranis (72')

FT(HT: 4-0)

Antony (62', 62'), Evander (76', 76'), Rodriguez (90+2', 90+2')
Williamson (48'), Williamson (48'), Miller (55'), Miller (55'), Evander (57'), Evander (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Real Salt Lake

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Salt Lake 3-2 Dallas
Thursday, September 19 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Portland 4-2 LA Galaxy
Thursday, September 19 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 61.7%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 18.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.42%) and 1-0 (7.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.71%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood.

Result
Real Salt Lake	Draw	Portland Timbers
61.7% ( -0.42)	19.61% ( 0.17)	18.69% ( 0.25)

Both teams to score 61.17% (

-0.16)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.8% (

-0.41)

34.2% (

0.42)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.91% (

-0.47)

56.09% (

0.48)

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.28% (

-0.22)

10.73% (

0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.33% (

-0.51)

34.67% (

0.52)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.52% (

-0)

31.48% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.13% (

-0)

67.87% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Real Salt Lake 61.7%

Portland Timbers 18.69%

Draw 19.61%

Real Salt Lake	Draw	Portland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.73% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 8.42% ( 0.02) 1-0 @ 7.54% ( 0.09) 3-1 @ 7.24% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 6.26% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 4.18% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 4.04% ( -0.07) 4-0 @ 3.5% ( -0.06) 4-2 @ 2.33% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 1.8% ( -0.05) 5-0 @ 1.56% ( -0.04) 5-2 @ 1.04% ( -0.03) Other @ 4.07% Total : 61.7%	1-1 @ 8.71% ( 0.1) 2-2 @ 5.62% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 3.38% ( 0.07) 3-3 @ 1.61% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.29% Total : 19.61%	1-2 @ 5.04% ( 0.06) 0-1 @ 3.9% ( 0.08) 0-2 @ 2.26% ( 0.05) 2-3 @ 2.17% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.94% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.39% Total : 18.69%