Julio leads Real Salt Lake against the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers (12-10-7, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Real Salt Lake (14-7-8, second in the Western Conference)

Sandy, Utah; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Real Salt Lake -129, Portland +283, Draw +313; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Anderson Julio leads Real Salt Lake into a matchup with the Portland Timbers after scoring two goals against Dallas.

RSL is 10-6-6 against Western Conference opponents. RSL has a 9-0-1 record in games it scores at least three goals.

The Timbers are 11-8-5 in Western Conference games. The Timbers rank second in the league with 60 goals led by Jonathan Rodriguez with 14.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Timbers won the last meeting 3-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Arango has 17 goals and five assists for RSL. Andres Gomez has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Rodriguez has scored 14 goals with five assists for the Timbers. Felipe Mora has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: RSL: 4-5-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

Timbers: 6-3-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 7.6 shots on goal and 5.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: RSL: Jose Kevin Bonilla (injured), Nelson Palacio (injured), Pablo Ruiz (injured), Alexandros Katranis (injured), Christian Arango (injured).

Timbers: Claudio Bravo (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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