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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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#28 Position #30
14 Points 11
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
22 Scored 14
28 Conceded 36
-6 GD -22
1.00 PPG 0.79
29% Win % 21%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 30' Sebastian Blanco has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Daniel Salloi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Jeff Attinella needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Besler made 281 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Valeri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Ilie Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Kevin Kelsy 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Felipe Mora 4
Santiago Moreno 2
Nathan Fogaca 2
Erik Thommy 2
Johnny Russell 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
1.69 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers46% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
54%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers36% Draw45% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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