The playoffs are upon us and Real Salt Lake have a home playoff game for the second year in a row. RSL finished the regular season in third place in the west, thus giving them a home playoff spot, which pairs them with the Portland Timbers. RSL have struggled against the Timbers, having not beaten them since 2017. It’s not an ideal match up for Real, but playoff soccer seems to be a totally different beast than the regular season.
Dealing with the counter
The Timbers will want to sit deep and spring counter attacks against Real.