Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on September 21st, 2024

Today is betting tip day for the match between Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers 2024. Soccer fans attribute more and more importance to the Major League Soccer, his soccer league, which has proven to be great for bettors, as a constantly growing league offers several good opportunities for online betting.

As we mentioned above, today, our prediction is for the game Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers in a game by the Western Conference match that takes place on September 21st, 2024 at 01:30h (UTC) at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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Introduction to the Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers betting tip 2024

The teams' recent results are always a clue as to what to expect before a soccer match.So you can see that both teams are in a very similar moment, so you can't define a favorite by the recent results.

In some circumstances, even the most recent meetings between the two teams can tell us a lot about the potential outcome of the match. In this case, Real Salt Lake have won 2 times while Portland Timbers has 6 wins in the last 10 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

And since we mentioned the recent history factor, it is worth pointing out that it is always good to consider the relevant history in the league, so for this match, we must mention that Real Salt Lake has 1 Major League Soccer win, while the Portland Timbers has won the competition 1 time.

As both teams have the same amount of titles, the weight of the shirt shouldn't make that much difference.

Details about the Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake won the last match they played. The clash against Dallas, valid for Major League Soccer, finished with a score of 3-2. In addition, the men of B. Jacobs took the field in this last match in the 4-2-3-1 formation, so it is quite possible that this is the team formation for this Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers 2024 match as well.

Being in 2nd place in the Western Conference in this Major League Soccer, the Real Salt Lake have so far collected 50 points, by securing 14 wins and having suffered 7 losses in total, in addition to 8 draws.

Even though they are not at the top of the conference, this placement guarantees a spot in the first round of the MLS playoffs as well as a place in the Leagues CUP.

Real Salt Lake Numbers

Currently, Real Salt Lake has a tally of 57 goals scored and 42 goals against, at the end of round 29 of Major League Soccer.

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Chicho Arango. He has scored 17 times in the current season and has helped Real Salt Lake come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

To control the game, the Real Salt Lake team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 54.14%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Details about Portland Timbers

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives for this game, having won the previous match. In a match of Major League Soccer, the Portland Timbers, who played in the 4-2-3-1 formation, faced LA Galaxy and the score ended 4-2. So the coach may repeat the same line-up.

The Portland Timbers arrive at this Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers 2024 match with 43 points and in 8th place in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer, having won 12 wins and lost 10 so far, in addition to a total of 7 draws.

Given this, Portland Timbers must try everything to win the match and move up the league table because their current place is not enough to compete for anything this season.

Portland Timbers records

After 29 rounds, Portland Timbers has a positive goal difference, with 60 goals scored and only 50 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

His average possession rate in the league is 48.34%, which suggests that the team tends to be more reactive than proactive. While playing away from home, this could prove to be an asset since the team can capitalize on the spaces left by the home team to launch counterattacks.

Responsible for 14 of the team's goals in the competition, the Attacker Felipe Mora is his top scorer. He has been calling the shots and has already helped the team to get crucial points.

Good markets to bet on Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Major League Soccer, it is evident that the Real Salt Lake team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Real Salt Lake to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.8 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Betting on goals

Portland Timbers has an average of 2.07 goals scored, while Real Salt Lake concedes on average 1.45 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in Major League Soccer, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 2.88 are pretty attractive.

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