xF.
Real Salt Lake

2–0

xG 2.51–1.04

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Portland Timbers

America First Field

Sandy · Sat 2 May, 14:45 MT · Major League Soccer · Cap 20,213

xVerdict

RSL deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with RSL. POT's keeper prevented 2.91 expected goals.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
RSL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.42–1.04.

RSLPOT
2.42Open play1.04
0.09Set play0.00
0.05Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
POT shot from poor areas, 11 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

RSL worked into better areas, 25 shots for eight big chances.

RSLPOT

Shots

25 – 11

xG / shot

0.10 – 0.09

On target

15 – 2

Inside box

15 – 8

Outside box

10 – 3

Blocked

2 – 5

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

8 – 1

Big missed

7 – 1

KeeperFact
The keepers split on xG prevented.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.40–2.91.

RSL

0.40

xG prevented

POT

2.91

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
RSL scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 10', and they scored again.

First half

  • 10'Zavier Gozo scores (right foot shot, Sergi Solans).
  • 28'Diego Luna scores (left foot shot, Juan Manuel Sanabria).

Second half

  • 46'Kamal Miller on, Finn Surman off.
  • 59'Alexander Aravena on, Cole Bassett off.
  • 59'Ian Smith on, Alex Bonetig off.
  • 60'Yellow, Jimer Fory (Foul).
  • 61'Philip Quinton on, Justen Glad  off.
  • 76'Zach Booth on, Zavier Gozo off.
  • 77'Victor Olatunji on, Sergi Solans off.
  • 82'Yellow, Ian Smith (Foul).
  • 85'Yellow, Juan Manuel Sanabria (Time wasting).
  • 89'Aiden Hezarkhani on, Diego Luna off.
  • 89'Pablo Ruiz on, Stijn Spierings off.
  • 90+1'Gage Guerra on, Kevin Kelsy  off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-4-2-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
RSL have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against POT's wide players.
xAnalysis

RSL set up 3-4-2-1. POT set up 4-2-3-1.

RSL · 3-4-2-1POT · 4-2-3-1

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Player ratingsFact
RSL's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.3–6.8. Luna led the card at 9.0.

RSL

10Diego LunaFW899.010
72Zavier GozoMF767.90
8Juan Manuel SanabriaMF907.84
92Noel CaliskanMF907.62
2DeAndre YedlinDF907.10
29Sam JunquaDF907.01
6Stijn SpieringsMF897.00
1Rafael CabralGK906.90
9Morgan GuilavoguiFW906.92
15Justen GladDF616.70
23Zach BoothMF146.70
26Philip QuintonDF296.60
22Sergi SolansFW776.62
17Victor OlatunjiFW136.50
7Pablo RuizMF10.00
39Aiden HezarkhaniFW10.00

POT

41James PantemisGK908.90
30José Luis Caicedo BarreraMF907.11
17Cole BassettMF596.92
4Kamal MillerDF446.80
28Alexander AravenaFW316.82
99Kristoffer VeldeMF906.80
23Ian SmithDF316.70
5Brandon ByeDF906.70
10David Da CostaMF906.70
19Kevin KelsyFW906.63
27Jimer ForyDF906.60
11AntonyMF906.32
20Finn SurmanDF466.30
6Alex BonetigDF596.30
88Gage GuerraFW10.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–1.

RSL

  • Juan Jose AriasUnavailable
  • Emeka EneliUnavailable

POT

  • Zac McGrawUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
RSL held the pressure.
xAnalysis

POT finished stronger after 75.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

The ball did not settle in either final third.

RSL thirdMiddlePOT third
32%36%33%
RSLPOT
Match statsFact
RSL had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 53%–47%.

RSLPOT

Possession

53% – 47%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

515 – 458

Lge 467.8

Corners

6 – 2

Lge 5.0

Tackles

9 – 17

Lge 15.0

npxG

2.51 – 1.04