Real Salt Lake visits the Portland Timbers in opening round of MLS Cup Playoffs

By Canadian Press on October 21, 2025.

Real Salt Lake (12-17-5, 10th in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Portland Timbers (11-12-11, eighth in the Conference during the regular season)

Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Portland +114, Real Salt Lake +213; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Real Salt Lake visits the Portland Timbers in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

The Timbers are 9-9-11 in conference matchups. The Timbers are 4-0-1 when they score more than two goals.

RSL is 11-13-5 in conference games. RSL has a 3-0-0 record in games it records at least three goals.

Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. RSL won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Kelsy has scored seven goals with one assist for the Timbers. Kamal Miller has one goal over the past 10 games.

Diego Luna has scored nine goals and added three assists for RSL. Zavier Gozo has two goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 1-5-4, averaging 0.8 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

RSL: 3-6-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Felipe Carballo (injured), Jonathan Rodriguez (injured).

RSL: Marcos Zambrano (injured), Kobi Joseph Henry (injured), Matthew Bell (injured), Javain Brown (injured), Zac MacMath (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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