Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
17 July 2025
03:30
Prediction: 2-1
Real Salt Lake
Providence Park will host Thursday’s MLS game between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake. Portland are a real force to be reckoned with at home and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to win the midweek clash. There are no fresh injury concern in the home team, but all Antony, Lassiter, McGraw, and Rodriguez remain in the treatment room.
The Royals, on the other hand, continue with their old habit of producing fine performances at home, while struggling on the travels. Given Portland’s fine home record, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the midweek game. To make things even worse for the away team, Paraguay midfielder Braian Ojeda serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The likes of Bell, Brown, MacMath, and Wolff are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Team (Portland Timbers):
Founded in 2009, Portland Timbers is a soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers are well known for their green kit and their secondary colours are red and black. Portland welcome their opponents at Providence Park and the capacity of their home ground is 21.144.
The club hold a long-running rivalry with Seattle Sounders as the two clubs used to face each other in the North American Soccer League. In 2015 Portland Timbers did remarkably well to win the MLS Cup and that is considered the club’s biggest success.
The Timbers defeated Columbus Crew in the final of the tournament and it has to be noted that the title game was hosted by Mapfre Stadium (Columbus).
Former Premier League footballer Liam Ridgewell played for Portland in the 2015 MLS Cup final against Columbus Crew. Speaking of the club’s supporters, you should have in mind that the Timbers sold out almost every home game in the MLS. Portland’s main supporters group is the Timbers Army.
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