How to watch today's Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake MLS game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Portland Timbershost Real Salt Lake at Providence Park on Wednesday in the Western Conference Wild Card match of the MLSCup Playoffs.  

Both sides finished level on 44 points after the regular season, with Portland edging ahead in eighth place on goal difference to secure home advantage. The winner of this single-elimination clash will advance to face top-seeded San Diego in the Round One best-of-three series. If the game ends level after 90 minutes, it will go straight to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake online - TV channels & live streams

Apple TV

Watch here

The match will be shown live on Apple TV in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake kick-off time

Major League Soccer - Playoff

Providence Park

The match will be played at Providence Park on Wednesday, with kick-off at 10.30 pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake lineups

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-2-3-1

RSL

41

J. Pantemis

20

F. Surman

4

K. Miller

27

J. Fory

29

J. Mosquera

24

D. Ayala

99

K. Velde

21

D. Chara

10

D. Costa

11

Antony

9

F. Mora

1

R. Cabral

2

D. Yedlin

4

B. Vera

98

A. Katranis

15

J. Glad

72

Z. Gozo

8

D. Luna

6

B. Ojeda

92

N. Caliskan

10

D. Goncalves

17

V. Olatunji

4-2-3-1

RSL

POT

-Line up

• 41

  J. Pantemis

• 20

  F. Surman

• 4

  K. Miller

  82’

• 27

  J. Fory

• 29

  J. Mosquera

• 24

  D. Ayala

  78’

• 99

  K. Velde

  90’

• 21

  D. Chara

• 10

  D. Costa

  86’

• 11

  Antony

  78’

• 9

  F. Mora

  24’, 36’

  85’

Substitutes

• 80

  J. Ortiz

  86’

• 19

  K. Kelsy

  85’

• 16

  M. Crepeau

• 15

  E. Miller

• 13

  D. Zuparic

• 7

  A. Lassiter

  78’

  82’

• 17

  C. Paredes

  78’

• 22

  O. Fernandez

  90’

• 23

  I. Smith

Manager

• P. Neville

RSL

-Line up

• 1

  R. Cabral

• 2

  D. Yedlin

  79’

  88’

• 4

  B. Vera

  74’

• 98

  A. Katranis

  88’

• 15

  J. Glad

  39’

• 72

  Z. Gozo

  65’

• 8

  D. Luna

  84’

• 6

  B. Ojeda

  78’

• 92

  N. Caliskan

  23’

  46’

• 10

  D. Goncalves

  39’

• 17

  V. Olatunji

  65’

Substitutes

• 31

  M. Stajduhar

• 29

  S. Junqua

• 14

  E. Eneli

  46’

• 77

  J. Russell

  88’

• 36

  J. Barea

  78’

• 7

  P. Ruiz

• 9

  W. Agada

  65’

• 12

  R. Cruz

  65’

• 26

  P. Quinton

Manager

• P. Mastroeni

Portland Timbers team news

Head coach Phil Neville continues to contend with a couple of long-term absentees, as Jonathan Rodriguez and Felipe Carballo remain sidelined.

In addition, Zac McGraw and Finn Surman are considered doubtful for the journey to Oregon.

Real Salt Lake team news

Real Salt Lake also have their share of injury concerns, with Jamaican duo Matthew Bell and Javain Brown among those sidelined. Americans Jose Bonilla and Zac MacMath have yet to feature this season due to ongoing fitness issues.

On a brighter note, Alexandros Katranis is available again after completing a one-match suspension for yellow card accumulation.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

POT

Last 5 matches

RSL

2

Wins

2

Draws

1

Win

• Portland Timbers

  0

  -

  1

  Real Salt Lake

• Real Salt Lake

  0

  -

  0

  Portland Timbers

• Real Salt Lake

  3

  -

  3

  Portland Timbers

• Portland Timbers

  3

  -

  0

  Real Salt Lake

• Portland Timbers

  2

  -

  1

  Real Salt Lake

8

Goals scored

5

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

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