On Oct 9th, Real Salt Lake will host Portland Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Real Salt Lake, recorded a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy. Sergio Córdova struck first for Real Salt Lake in the 25th minute, but Douglas Costa got the equalizer for LA Galaxy in the 68th minute earning LA Galaxy a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while portland Timbers sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Los Angeles FC. Vela Garrido struck first for Los Angeles FC in the 51st minute on a feed from Kellyn Acosta, then Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas tied it up for Portland Timbers in the 81st minute. Portland Timbers is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of April, Portland Timbers hosted Real Salt Lake in their last match together. Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw. Portland Timbers had 15 on net, and Real Salt Lake had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Portland Timbers’s top weapon lately has been Asprilla Rivas, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Maikel Chang and Sergio Córdova are the top scorers for Real Salt Lake in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.