Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 8 Sep 2019 · 02:30 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'
Andy Polo 40' Y
Y 45' Gerso Fernandes
Y 58' Graham Zusi
Jeremy Ebobisse 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee Malik Badawi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
5
3
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers 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
08 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
01 Sep Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
24 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
19 Aug Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
11 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
01 Sep Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
23 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
14 Aug Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
11 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City
#26 Position #30
32 Points 21
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
48 Scored 31
51 Conceded 63
-3 GD -32
1.19 PPG 0.81
33% Win % 23%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Tomas Conechny is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Melia, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Jorge Moreira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 25' Jimmy Medranda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Bill Tuiloma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andy Polo on 40 minutes.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Gerso Fernandes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Diego Valeri, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Benny Feilhaber makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 69' The whistle greets Benny Feilhaber as he departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Brian Fernandez. He replaces Dairon Asprilla on 70 minute.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Marvin Loria gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Andy Polo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' GOAL! Jeremy Ebobisse scores on 83.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Gerso Fernandes as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Hernandez steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 86' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Conechny. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Bill Tuiloma 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Nathan Fogaca 2
Erik Thommy 2

Head to Head

2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers 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

2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-08-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-08-11 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-14 Orlando City SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.25 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers58% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
80%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
42%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers44% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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