Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake Prediction 7/25/2026 Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers Prediction for this MLS game on Saturday, July 25th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLS matchup.

Portland Timbers Preview

Portland has 18 points this season with a 5-8-3 record, and sits in 12th place of the Western Conference. They have a 3-2-2 home record and a 2-6-1 away record. Portland is coming off a 2-2 draw against FC Dallas at home, where they had 63% possession of the ball and 16 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 85% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.50 compared to FC Dallas’ 1.01.

Portland is scoring 1.81 goals per game, which ranks 9th in MLS, while allowing 1.94 goals per game, which ranks 22nd in MLS. Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez is Portland’s top scorer with 8 goals, followed by Kristoffer Velde with 4 goals and Cole Bassett with 3 goals. David Costa is Portland’s top passer, with 5 assists.

Real Salt Lake Preview

Real Salt Lake has 26 points this season with a 8-5-2 record, and sits in 4th place of the Western Conference. They have a 7-1-0 home record and a 1-4-2 away record. Real Salt Lake is coming off a 1-3 road defeat against LAFC, where they had 71% possession of the ball and 28 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 91% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.71 compared to LAFC’s 1.15.

Real Salt Lake is scoring 1.80 goals per game, which ranks 10th in MLS, while allowing 1.47 goals per game, which ranks 9th in MLS. Zavier Gozo and Sergi Solans Ormo are Real Salt Lake’s top scorers with 6 goals each, followed by Diego Luna with 4 goals. Zavier Gozo and Juan Manuel Sanabria Magole are Real Salt Lake’s top passers, with 4 assists each.

Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers Prediction

Both teams are a perfectly balanced 3-3-3 in their last 9 meetings and the under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings. Portland is 9-2-2 in its last 13 home meetings against Real Salt Lake and the over is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings in Portland.

In this Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers Prediction, Portland is coming as +130 home favorites. I like the over in this game, as both teams are 5-1 and 4-1 to the over in their last 6 and 5 games respectively. Both teams also have 3.8 and 3.3 average total goals this season and Portland have 4.1 average total goals at home, with both teams sitting on the top-10 of the league offensively, scoring 3.61 goals per game combined. Take the over 2.5 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Over 2.5