Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Predictions

Hosts can continue their impressive run

Portland have been in good form at home, winning four of their last six MLS games, and they should be backed to get the victory over Real Salt Lake.

They are eight points superior to Real Salt Lake, having won nine games so far. The hosts have lost six, while the visitors have seven wins and ten defeats.

Portland are in fine fettle, having gone ten home games unbeaten in MLS.

Real Salt Lake’s away form has been poor, with no wins in their last six games on the road. In fact, they have failed to win eight of their last nine MLS away matches.

Their defence has been leaking goals on their travels, with the visitors failing to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 MLS away games. They have yet to record an away shutout this season, after 11 road trips.

A narrow 1-0 win for Portland is the correct-score pick. Eight of Real Salt Lake’s last ten MLS matches have ended with under 2.5 goals and three of their ten defeats this season have been by a 1-0 scoreline.

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Edited by Mark Langdon