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 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
12' Brilliant from the defender! Bill Tuiloma makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
13' Bill Tuiloma with the second goal in the match!
18' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' 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.
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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Robert Voloder.
40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
46' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Roger Espinoza by Felipe Hernandez on 46 minute.
46' Against the run of play, Sebastian Blanco has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' Aljaz Ivacic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 183 appearances.
52' Sebastian Blanco adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
56' Nathan Fogaca is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Johnny Russell makes it 5-1.
58' The crowd applauds Oriol Rosell as he leaves the pitch. Marinos Tzionis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
63' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jose Van Rankin.
69' Goal! Nathan Fogaca scores his 3 goal in 287 matches.
70' The supporters are chanting for Santiago Moreno. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 70 minute.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Bill Tuiloma argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
74' The referee calls foul for Jose Van Rankin. He receives a Red card.
75' Marinos Tzionis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
77' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Sebastian Blanco by Pablo Bonilla on 77 minute.
78' Robert Voloder was booked on 78.
83' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 83 minute. Bill Tuiloma leaves to be changed by Zac McGraw.
84' Nikola Vujnovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johnny Russell on 84 minute.
86' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Chara gets a Yellow card.
88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marvin Loria makes no mistake. 7-2!
89' Jacob Davis is replacing Khiry Shelton for the Sporting Kansas City side.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers players.

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
Daniel Salloi	4
Felipe Mora	4
Kevin Kelsy	4
Diego Rubio	2
Marvin Loria	2
Diego Valeri	2
Bill Tuiloma	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

3.23 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Portland Timbers to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers71% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 4.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

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 Timbers57% Draw31% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–2 not predicted

7 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

5.4%

4 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.5%

5 – 1

4.1%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	37%	—	63%
-2	37%	19%	43%
-1.5	57%	—	43%
-1	57%	18%	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

30% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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