Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Portland Timbers

7 – 2

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 18 games · Avg 3.8 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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roger Espinoza made 301 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Sebastian Blanco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 50 goals in his last 307 appearances.
12' The deadlock is broken! Bill Tuiloma gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
13' Brilliant from the defender! Bill Tuiloma makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' A moment of madness from Roger Espinoza on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
28' 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.
33' Khiry Shelton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Poor challenge from Robert Voloder. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
40' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ariel Lassiter scoring 2 goals.
45' The -year-old Jacob Davis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Roger Espinoza departs to be replaced by Felipe Hernandez.
46' A goal from the Argentina international Sebastian Blanco! He fires home on 46 to make it 3-0!
51' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Goal! Sebastian Blanco scores his 50 goal in 307 matches.
56' Nathan Fogaca has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
57' The deadlock is broken! Johnny Russell gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
58' Marinos Tzionis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oriol Rosell on 58 minute.
63' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
64' Jose Van Rankin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
69' The Nathan Fogaca breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 6-1!
70' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Eryk Williamson by Santiago Moreno on 70 minute.
72' Poor challenge from Bill Tuiloma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Red card on 74.
75' Marinos Tzionis doubles the advantage! 6-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
77' Pablo Bonilla is replacing Sebastian Blanco for the Portland Timbers side.
78' Sporting Kansas City receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 78.
83' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Zac McGraw on, Bill Tuiloma off on 83 minutes.
84' Nikola Vujnovic is replacing Johnny Russell for the Sporting Kansas City side.
86' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Chara gets a Yellow card.
88' Marvin Loria makes no mistake. The score reads 7-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
89' Khiry Shelton makes way for Jacob Davis at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Ariel Lassiter	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

1.27 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Portland Timbers to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers72% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

87%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

28%

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

7.7%

2 – 1

7.1%

4 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.3%

2 – 0

5.9%

4 – 0

5.2%

1 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

4.3%

4 – 2

4.1%

5 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	19%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	17%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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