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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
6
3
Portland Timbers 18 games · Avg 3.8 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
#22 Position #30
46 Points 26
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
62 Scored 40
61 Conceded 81
+1 GD -41
1.35 PPG 0.76
38% Win % 21%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. David Guzman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Spain international Ilie Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Larrys Mabiala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • 55' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' The 40-year-old Diego Valeri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dairon Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Liam Ridgewell, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 0-0.

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 Rubio 2
Dairon Asprilla 2
Diego Rubio 2
Marvin Loria 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
1.82 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers48% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
52%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers38% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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