Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jeremy Hanson
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Jeff Hosking
- Referee Joe Dickerson
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 May | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 19 May | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 May | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Portland Timbers | A | 0–0 | D |
| 04 Jun | Minnesota United FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 27 May | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 May | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Atlanta United FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 06 May | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 1–0 | W |
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)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
6%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gerso Fernandes made 285 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 40' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Johnny Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
- 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Marco Farfan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
- 65' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 2 goals.
- 70' Matt Besler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ilie Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 85' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 16
- 33
- 18
- 14
- 22
- 10
-
32
Marco Farfan ↓ Modou Jadama 63'
-
9
Fanendo Adi ↓ Samuel Armenteros 74'
Bench
-
99
Samuel Armenteros ↑ 74'
- 90
- 25
-
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 83'
-
26
Modou Jadama ↑ 63'
- 30
- 5
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
5
Matt Besler C ↓ Emiliano Amor 46'
- 8
- 3
- 29
- 6
- 12
- 20
- 75
- 26
- 17
Bench
- 13
- 11
- 19
-
90
Kharlton Belmar ↑ 78'
- 1
- 23
-
22
Emiliano Amor ↑ 46'
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Blanco | 5 |
| Daniel Salloi | 4 |
| Felipe Mora | 4 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 4 |
| Diego Rubio | 2 |
| Marvin Loria | 2 |
| Diego Valeri | 2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 2 |
Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2018-06-10
Portland Timbers
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-06-02
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2018-05-27
Colorado Rapids SC
2–3
Portland Timbers
W
2018-05-19
Portland Timbers
2–1
Los Angeles FC
W
2018-05-13
Portland Timbers
1–0
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2018-05-06
San Jose Earthquakes
0–1
Portland Timbers
W
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-06-10
Portland Timbers
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-06-04
Sporting Kansas City
4–1
Minnesota United FC
W
2018-05-27
Sporting Kansas City
0–0
Columbus Crew SC
D
2018-05-20
Minnesota United FC
1–1
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-05-09
Atlanta United FC
0–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-05-06
Sporting Kansas City
1–0
Colorado Rapids SC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers to win 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
82%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
43%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 25% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

