Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Portland Timbers

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 15 May 2022 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Roger Espinoza

Y 35' Robert Voloder

Jose Van Rankin 64' Y

Bill Tuiloma 72' Y

Jose Van Rankin 74' R

R 78' Robert Voloder

Diego Chara 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	7–2	W
07 May	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
01 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
24 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
16 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–7	L
07 May	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
24 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	Nashville SC	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' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.
5' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
12' Bill Tuiloma puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
13' Brilliant from the defender! Bill Tuiloma makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' The 40-year-old Tim Melia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Robert Voloder.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Felipe Hernandez comes on to replace Roger Espinoza.
46' Sebastian Blanco adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
51' 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.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Blanco makes it 4-0.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nathan Fogaca makes it 5-0.
57' A stunning finish from Johnny Russell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Oriol Rosell is replaced by Marinos Tzionis.
63' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
64' Jose Van Rankin was booked on 64.
69' Nathan Fogaca is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
70' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson is replaced by Santiago Moreno.
72' A moment of madness from Bill Tuiloma on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Van Rankin argues furiously but the Red card stands.
75' GOAL! Marinos Tzionis scores on 75.
77' Pablo Bonilla gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Sebastian Blanco and will look to change the dynamic.
78' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Robert Voloder gets a Red card.
83' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Zac McGraw on, Bill Tuiloma off on 83 minutes.
84' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Johnny Russell departs to be replaced by Nikola Vujnovic.
86' Diego Chara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
88' Marvin Loria has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
89' Jacob Davis is replacing Khiry Shelton for the Sporting Kansas City side.
With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 83'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma ↓ Zac McGraw 83'
22
Cristhian Paredes
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Pablo Bonilla 77'
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Santiago Moreno 70'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic
14
Justin Rasmussen
99
Nathan Fogaca ↓ Tega Ikoba 70'

Bench

1
David Bingham
27
Dairon Asprilla
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 83'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↑ 77'
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 83'
30
Santiago Moreno ↑ 70'
17
Tega Ikoba ↑ 70'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Nikola Vujnovic 84'
29
Tim Melia
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 46'
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Jacob Davis 89'
12
Kortne Ford
18
Logan Ndenbe
6
Oriol Rosell ↓ Marinos Tzionis 58'
28
Cameron Duke ↓ Kayden Pierre 84'
4
Robert Voloder

Bench

21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 46'
2
Ben Sweat
1
John Pulskamp
27
Marinos Tzionis ↑ 58'
3
Andreu Fontas
48
Kaveh Rad
24
Kayden Pierre ↑ 84'
17
Jacob Davis ↑ 89'
19
Nikola Vujnovic ↑ 84'

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-05-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 FC Dallas D 2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.36 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Portland Timbers to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers71% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

29%

Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers58% Draw30% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted

7 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

4 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 2

4 – 0

4.9%

1 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

5 – 1

4.3%

4 – 2

4.2%

5 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	38%	—	62%
-2	38%	19%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	18%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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