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Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Mon 26 Nov 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

9
5
3
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
09 Nov Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L
04 Nov Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
01 Nov FC Dallas A 2–1 W
28 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
21 Oct Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
11 Nov Real Salt Lake H 4–2 W
05 Nov Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
28 Oct Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
21 Oct FC Dallas A 3–0 W
18 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–1 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)
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 that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Graham Zusi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Sebastian Blanco, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Ike Opara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 55' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Daniel Salloi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 5
Daniel Salloi 4
Felipe Mora 4
Kevin Kelsy 4
Diego Valeri 2
Bill Tuiloma 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Nathan Fogaca 2

Head to Head

2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

Portland Timbers Form

2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-11-01 FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-10-21 FC Dallas 0–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.96 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers51% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
77%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
49%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers41% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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