Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake are going to face on Saturday the 4th of December at 3:30 pm in the th week of the Major League Soccer. The match will be staged in Portland at the Providence Park.

Portland Timbers is in the 4th place in the standings with 55 points. It comes from a 0-1 win against Colorado Rapids in its last match in the Major League Soccer. To date, it has won 19 times, draw 4 times, and lost 13 times.​​

Portland Timbers won the last 5 consecutive matches. The last time it lost was on the 24th of October against Colorado Rapids and the score was 2-0.

Real Salt Lake occupies the 7th place in the league with 48 points. It comes from a 1-2 win against Sporting KC in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Until now, it has won 15 times, draw 6 times, and lost 14 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

Portland Timbers​

Line - Ups​
4-2-3-1
04 Dec
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
2-0
4-2-3-1
25 Nov
Colorado Rapids-Portland Timbers
0-1
4-2-3-1
21 Nov
Portland Timbers-Minnesota United
3-1
4-2-3-1
07 Nov
Portland Timbers-Austin
3-0
4-2-3-1
04 Nov
Real Salt Lake-Portland Timbers
1-3
4-2-3-1
28 Oct
Portland Timbers-SJ Earthquakes
2-0
4-2-3-1
24 Oct
Colorado Rapids-Portland Timbers
2-0
4-2-3-1
21 Oct
Portland Timbers-Vancouver Whitecaps
2-3
4-2-3-1
17 Oct
LA Galaxy-Portland Timbers
2-1
4-4-2
03 Oct
Portland Timbers-Inter Miami
1-0
4-2-3-1
30 Sep
Los Angeles FC-Portland Timbers
1-2
4-2-3-1
26 Sep
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
6-1
4-2-3-1
19 Sep
Portland Timbers-Los Angeles FC
2-1
4-2-3-1
16 Sep
Portland Timbers-Colorado Rapids
2-2
4-2-3-1
11 Sep
Vancouver Whitecaps-Portland Timbers
0-1
4-2-3-1
04 Sep
Houston Dynamo-Portland Timbers
0-2
4-3-3
30 Aug
Seattle Sounders-Portland Timbers
0-2
4-3-3
22 Aug
Austin-Portland Timbers
3-1
4-3-3
19 Aug
Sporting KC-Portland Timbers
1-1
4-3-3
16 Aug
Portland Timbers-Seattle Sounders
2-6
4-3-3
08 Aug
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
3-2
4-3-3
05 Aug
Portland Timbers-SJ Earthquakes
1-1
4-2-3-1
31 Jul
LA Galaxy-Portland Timbers
4-1
4-4-2
25 Jul
Minnesota United-Portland Timbers
2-1
4-2-3-1
22 Jul
Portland Timbers-Los Angeles FC
2-1
4-4-2
18 Jul
Portland Timbers-Dallas
1-0
4-4-2
02 Jul
Austin-Portland Timbers
4-1
5-3-2
27 Jun
Portland Timbers-Minnesota United
0-1
5-4-1
24 Jun
Houston Dynamo-Portland Timbers
2-2
4-4-2
20 Jun
Portland Timbers-Sporting KC
2-1
4-2-3-1
30 May
Philadelphia Union-Portland Timbers
3-0
4-2-3-1
22 May
Portland Timbers-LA Galaxy
3-0
4-4-2
16 May
SJ Earthquakes-Portland Timbers
0-2
4-2-3-1
09 May
Portland Timbers-Seattle Sounders
1-2
4-2-3-1
02 May
Dallas-Portland Timbers
4-1
4-2-3-1
25 Apr
Portland Timbers-Houston Dynamo
2-1
4-2-3-1
19 Apr
Vancouver Whitecaps-Portland Timbers
1-0

Portland Timbers has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (22 times or 61.11%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (22 times), 4-4-2 (6 times), 4-3-3 (6 times), 5-3-2 (once) and 5-4-1 (once).

Carlos Llamosa is expected to play against Real Salt Lake with the following players: S. Clark, C. Bravo, D. Župarić, L. Mabiala Destin, J. Van Rankin Galland, C. Paredes Maciel, D. Chará Zamora, M. Loría, Y. Chará Zamora, J. Niezgoda and F. Mora Aliaga.

Presuming that the above line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of Portland Timbers would be 28.73.

Carlos Llamosa will probably not be able to employ S. Blanco because of injury.

J. Attinella, I. Jome, E. Williamson and A. Polo Andrade will definitely miss the match.

Carlos Llamosa will not be able to have the presence of D. Asprilla Rivas who is suspended​.

Real Salt Lake​

Line - Ups​
4-2-3-1
04 Dec
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
2-0
4-2-3-1
28 Nov
Sporting KC-Real Salt Lake
1-2
4-4-2
07 Nov
Sporting KC-Real Salt Lake
0-1
3-4-1-2
04 Nov
Real Salt Lake-Portland Timbers
1-3
3-4-1-2
30 Oct
Real Salt Lake-SJ Earthquakes
3-4
3-4-1-2
28 Oct
Dallas-Real Salt Lake
1-2
3-4-1-2
24 Oct
Chicago Fire-Real Salt Lake
1-0
3-4-1-2
17 Oct
Real Salt Lake-Colorado Rapids
3-1
3-4-1-2
02 Oct
Austin-Real Salt Lake
2-1
3-4-1-2
30 Sep
Real Salt Lake-LA Galaxy
2-1
3-4-1-2
26 Sep
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
6-1
3-4-1-2
19 Sep
Real Salt Lake-Seattle Sounders
1-0
4-3-1-2
16 Sep
SJ Earthquakes-Real Salt Lake
3-4
3-4-1-2
13 Sep
Los Angeles FC-Real Salt Lake
3-2
4-2-3-1
05 Sep
Real Salt Lake-Dallas
3-2
4-2-3-1
30 Aug
Vancouver Whitecaps-Real Salt Lake
4-1
4-4-2
22 Aug
Colorado Rapids-Real Salt Lake
2-1
4-4-2
19 Aug
Real Salt Lake-Houston Dynamo
2-1
4-4-2
15 Aug
Real Salt Lake-Austin
1-0
4-4-1-1
08 Aug
Portland Timbers-Real Salt Lake
3-2
4-4-1-1
05 Aug
LA Galaxy-Real Salt Lake
1-0
4-4-1-1
01 Aug
Houston Dynamo-Real Salt Lake
0-0
4-4-1-1
25 Jul
Real Salt Lake-Colorado Rapids
3-0
4-4-1-1
22 Jul
Real Salt Lake-LA Galaxy
2-2
4-2-3-1
18 Jul
Los Angeles FC-Real Salt Lake
2-1
4-2-3-1
08 Jul
Vancouver Whitecaps-Real Salt Lake
0-4
4-2-3-1
04 Jul
Real Salt Lake-Los Angeles FC
0-1
4-2-3-1
27 Jun
Real Salt Lake-Houston Dynamo
1-1
4-2-3-1
24 Jun
Seattle Sounders-Real Salt Lake
2-1
4-2-3-1
19 Jun
Real Salt Lake-Vancouver Whitecaps
3-1
4-2-3-1
30 May
Real Salt Lake-Minnesota United
1-1
4-2-3-1
23 May
Dallas-Real Salt Lake
2-2
4-2-3-1
16 May
Real Salt Lake-Nashville SC
0-0
4-2-3-1
08 May
Real Salt Lake-SJ Earthquakes
1-2
4-2-3-1
01 May
Real Salt Lake-Sporting KC
3-1
4-2-3-1
25 Apr
Minnesota United-Real Salt Lake
1-2

Real Salt Lake has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (15 times or 42.86%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (15 times), 3-4-1-2 (10 times), 4-4-1-1 (5 times), 4-4-2 (4 times) and 4-3-1-2 (once).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni is expected to play against Portland Timbers with the following players: D. Ochoa, A. Brody, M. Silva Fernández, J. Glad, A. Herrera, E. Guimaraes Bilher, P. Ruíz, J. Menéndez, D. Kreilach and R. Méndez Rubin.

Granting that the line up is confirmed, the average age of Real Salt Lake would be 26.60.

There are doubts about the presence of A. Rusnák.