Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sun 10 May 2026 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kristoffer Velde 6' 1–0
Kevin Kelsy 15' 2–0
Cole Bassett 22' 3–0
Jake Davis og 26' 4–0
Ariel Lassiter 71' 5–0
Kevin Kelsy 74' 6–0

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas CityMLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Assistant 1 Ryan Graves (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Kali Smith (USA)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Sporting Kansas City H 6–0 W
02 May Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
26 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W
19 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
11 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Portland Timbers A 0–6 L
02 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
26 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–5 L
18 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L
12 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
04 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City
#23 Position #30
24 Points 14
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
33 Scored 18
33 Conceded 46
+0 GD -28
1.33 PPG 0.78
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 6' Kristoffer Velde does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Kevin Kelsy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' Kevin Kelsy doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' Lasse Berg Johnsen was booked on 19.
  • 22' Cole Bassett has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Jake Davis gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Antony has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 370 appearances.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a card for Jose Caicedo.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Jayden Reid argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 50' Portland Timbers are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ethan Bartlow on 53.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Goal! Ariel Lassiter scores his 12 goal in 7 matches.
  • 74' Kevin Kelsy does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 76' Capita picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Sporting Kansas City have won 437 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.78 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Portland Timbers to win 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers80% Draw12% Sporting Kansas City8%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 4.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
92%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
20%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers68% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City7%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.5%
4 – 1
7%
2 – 1
6.2%
5 – 0
6.2%
5 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4%
6 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 53% 47%
-2 53% 19% 28%
-1.5 72% 28%
-1 72% 14% 14%
-0.5 86% 14%
+0.5 95% 5%
+1 95% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
42%
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
3%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.