Played
September 22, 2012 8:20 PM EDT
Rio Tinto Stadium — Sandy, Utah
Referee: K. Stott
Attendance: 20524
September 22, 2012 8:20 PM EDT
Rio Tinto Stadium — Sandy, Utah
Referee: K. Stott
Attendance: 20524
MLS Preview: Real Salt Lake - Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake looks to bolster its playoff credentials against the leakiest defense in the Western Conference.
By Keith Hickey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Real Salt Lake (4-4-2): Rimando; Shuler, Olave, Borchers, Wingert; Steele, Grabavoy, Morales, Johnson; Saborio, Espindola. |
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OUT: GK Lalo Fernandez (R wrist fracture); DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (R adductor strain)
PROBABLE: DF Jamison Olave (L hamstring strain); DF Chris Schuler (L foot bone bruise); DF Kenny Mansally (L knee MCL sprain)
| Portland Timbers (4-4-1-1): Bendik; Kimura, Mosquera, Horst, Wallace; Zizzo, Jewsbury, Chara, Songo'o; Nagbe; Dike. |
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OUT: MF Diego Chara (L adductor strain); GK Donovan Ricketts (L shoulder separation); DF Chris Taylor (R hip surgery)
QUESTIONABLE: GK Jake Gleeson (R hand contusion)
PROBABLE: MF Freddie Braun (abdominal strain); DF Andrew Jean-Baptiste (L hamstring strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- These teams are meeting for the third time this season. RSL won 3-2 on March 31 at Jeld-Wen Field as Jonny Steele scored in the 89th minute and Kyle Beckerman hit the winner in stoppage time. Real won 3-0 on July 7 at Rio Tinto Stadium thanks to a hat trick from Alvaro Saborio.
- Real Salt Lake has converted all four of its penalty kicks this season, joining the Montreal Impact (nine for nine) as the only teams with more than three attempts that are perfect from the spot.
- Despite a relatively comfortable position in the table, RSL has struggled recently, with the Royals taking all three points in just one of their last half-dozen matches.
- Portland's away goal difference of -22 is the worst in MLS this season.
- Real Salt Lake has scored 27 goals in the second half of games this season, nearly twice as many as Portland’s 14.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Real Salt Lake 2-3 Portland Timbers
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Real Salt Lake 2-0 Portland Timbers
- 50 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 22, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2 - Portland Timbers 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 7, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 3 - Portland Timbers 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 31, 2012 | Portland Timbers 2 - Real Salt Lake 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 22, 2011 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Portland Timbers 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 30, 2011 | Portland Timbers 1 - Real Salt Lake 0 |
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Real Salt Lake
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| May 19, 2013 | Chivas USA 1 - Real Salt Lake 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Montreal Impact 3 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 2 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 0 - Los Angeles Galaxy 2 | MLS |
Portland Timbers
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| May 18, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | FC Dallas 1 - Portland Timbers 1 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
| 18 | Nick Rimando | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Tony Beltran | Defender |
| - | Jamison Olave | Defender |
| 6 | Nat Borchers | Defender |
| 17 | Chris Wingert | Defender |
| 5 | Kyle Beckerman | Midfielder |
| 30 | Will Johnson | Striker |
| 11 | Javier Morales | Midfielder |
| 20 | Ned Grabavoy | Midfielder |
| 22 | Paulo Jr. | Striker |
| 9 | Fabian Espindola | Striker |
| 24 | Kyle Reynish | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Chris Schuler | Defender |
| 29 | K. Mansally | Striker |
| 14 | Yordany Alvarez Oropeza | Midfielder |
| 21 | Luis | Midfielder |
| - | Jonathan Steele | Midfielder |
| - | Emiliano Nicolas Bonfigli | Striker |
| 12 | Joe Bendik | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | David Horst | Defender |
| 26 | Steven Smith | Defender |
| - | Kosuke Kimura | Defender |
| 22 | Rodney Wallace | Defender |
| 33 | Hanyer Luis Mosquera Córdoba | Defender |
| 7 | Salvatore Zizzo | Midfielder |
| - | F. Songo'o | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jack Jewsbury | Defender |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe | Striker |
| 10 | Danny Mwanga | Striker |
| - | Scott Angevine | Goalkeeper |
| - | Eric Brunner | Defender |
| 98 | Mamadou Danso | Defender |
| 11 | Kalif Alhassan | Midfielder |
| 24 | Eric Alexander | Midfielder |
| 9 | Michael Fucito | Midfielder |
| 9 | B. Dike | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
