The Portland Timbers will play his twenty-fourth match in Major League Soccer against the Real salt lake, which will take place this Sunday at 4:30 in the Providence Park.
The Portland Timbers He faces the meeting of the twenty-fourth day wanting to add more points to his classification table after having drawn 1-1 against him San Jose Earthquakes in his last game. Since the start of the season, the hosts have won six of the 16 games played to date, with 20 goals in favor and 27 against.
Regarding the visiting squad, the Real salt lake achieved a two-way tie against LA Galaxy, adding a point in the last match played in the competition, so that he comes to the game with the illusion of recovering points that were left behind. To date, of the 16 games the team has played in Major League Soccer, it has won five of them with a balance of 24 goals scored against 17 conceded.
Focusing on performance as a home team, the Portland Timbers He has achieved a balance of five victories, two defeats and a draw in eight games played in his field, so that we will not be able to know what his outcome will be in this match, but he will have to fight to win. At the exits, the Real salt lake He has won twice and lost three times in his seven games so far, so he will have to give everything in the stadium of the Portland Timbers to get more points away from home.
The rivals had already met before in the Providence Park and the balance is four victories, three defeats and six draws in favor of the Portland Timbers. In turn, the locals have a total of three matches in a row undefeated against this rival in Major League Soccer. The last game they played on Portland Timbers and the Real salt lake in this competition it was in October 2020 and ended with a result of 2-1 for the Real salt lake.
Analyzing its position in the Major League Soccer leaderboard, we see that between the Portland Timbers and the Real salt lake there is a difference of one point. The locals, before this match, are in eighth place with 20 points in the standings. As for the rival, the Real salt lake, is in seventh position with 21 points.