Major League Soccer will see Portland Timbers facing off against Real Salt Lake on Sunday, 24 April 2022 at 07:30 AM IST
Portland Timbers are going to host Real Salt Lake in the upcoming MLS encounter at Providence Park, Portland in USA. In the last encounter, Portland Timbers played to a 0-0 goalless draw against Houston Dynamo and are placed at the 16th spot on the points table. On the other hand, Real Salt Lake also faced an embarrassing 6-0 defeat against New York City FC and are currently standing at the 8th position on the points table.
After analyzing the recent forms and statistics of these two sides, host Portland Timbers are the slight favourites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both the ends of the pitch.
Portland Timbers (PT) Team Updates:
Aljaz Ivacic will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Josecarlos van Rankin will be the Defender his team.
Sebastian Blanco will be the Mid-Fielder
Real Salt Lake (RSLC) Team Updates:
David Ochoa will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Erik Holt will be the Defender his team.
Justin Meram will be the Mid-Fielder
Top picks:
Yimmy Chara: Portland Timbers midfielder has scored 3 goals along with an assist in the Major League Soccer this season. He has an average of 1.8 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 85. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.
Bobby Wood: Real Salt Lakes attacking forward has scored 2 goals along with an assist in the Major League Soccer this season. He has an average of 1.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 73. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.
Jaroslaw Niezgoda: Portland Timbers attacking forward has scored 2 goals in the Major League Soccer this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 73. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports
Fantasy Tips
In Goal Keeping, Aljaz Ivacic is the best choice.
Portland Timbers team has the upper hand over Real Salt Lake team. So try to pick more players from Portland Timbers
PT: Josecarlos van Rankin [34 points], Dairon Asprilla [38 points] RSLC: David Ochoa [0 points], Damir Kreilach [2 points]
PT Key Players:
Josecarlos van Rankin
Dairon Asprilla
Aljaz Ivacic
Claudio Nicolas-Bravo
Yimmi Chara
Cristian Paredes
Real Salt Lake Key Players:
Damir Kreilach
Rubio Rubin
Aaron Herrera
Andrew Brody
Erik Holt
Justin Meram
Pablo Ruiz
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Damir Kreilach
Rubio Rubin
Aaron Herrera
Pablo Ruiz
Aljaz Ivacic
Claudio Nicolas-Bravo
Yimmi Chara
Cristian Paredes
Injury/unavailable
PT Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Real Salt Lake Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Portland Timbers Squad:
Aljaz Ivacic(GK), Josecarlos van Rankin, Zac McGraw, Bill Tuiloma, Claudio Nicolas-Bravo, Diego Chara, Dairon Asprilla, Sebastian Blanco, Cristian Paredes, Santiago Moreno, Yimmi Chara, Justin Rasmussen, Dario Zuparic, David Ayala, Pablo Bonilla, Diego Gutierrez, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Larrys Mabiala, Blake Bodily, Tega Ikoba, Eryk Williamson, Hunter Sulte(GK), David Bingham(GK), Marvin Loria, Justin vom Steeg(GK), George Fochive, Felipe Mora
Real Salt Lake Squad:
David Ochoa(GK), Erik Holt, Aaron Herrera, Justen Glad, Andrew Brody, Pablo Ruiz, Everton Luiz, Justin Meram, Jonathan Menendez, Damir Kreilach, Rubio Rubin, Zac MacMath(GK), Marcelo Silva, Nick Besler, Johan Kappelhof, Jaziel Orozco, Bobby Wood, Jasper Loffelsend, Maikel Chang, Bret Halsey Halsey, Jeff Dewsnup(GK), Jude Wellings, Zack Farnsworth, Scott Caldwell, Julio Benitez, Bode Davis, Tate Schmitt, Christopher Garcia, Axel Kei, Tomas Gomez(GK), Sergio Cordova, Gavin Beavers(GK)
