Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 38 on 31 Aug 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Portland Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 5; Shots off target: Portland Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 6; Possession: Portland Timbers 47%, Real Salt Lake 53%; Corner kicks: Portland Timbers 3, Real Salt Lake 7; Fouls: Portland Timbers 13, Real Salt Lake 14; Yellow cards: Portland Timbers 3, Real Salt Lake 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Real Salt Lake led shots on target, 5 to 2 over Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake had more possession, 53% to 47% over Portland Timbers, and Real Salt Lake led corner kicks, 7 to 3 over Portland Timbers. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Real Salt Lake committed more fouls, 14 to 13 over Portland Timbers and Portland Timbers had more yellow cards, 3 to 2 over Real Salt Lake. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
