Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Tue 28 Feb 2023 · 03:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Juan Mosquera 6' 1–0
Y 16' Erik Thommy
Dario Zuparic 26' Y
Eryk Williamson 74' Y
Evander 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

9
5
3
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
04 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 Oct FC Dallas A 1–2 L
02 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Minnesota United FC H 4–1 W
14 Sep D.C. United SC H 3–0 W
11 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City
#23 Position #30
24 Points 14
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
33 Scored 18
33 Conceded 46
+0 GD -28
1.33 PPG 0.78
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 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' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Juan Mosquera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Khiry Shelton made 285 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Erik Thommy on 16 minutes.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dario Zuparic on 26.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Yimmi Chara departs to be replaced by Santiago Moreno.
  • 38' Germany international Tim Leibold has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' The 27-year-old Diego Gutierrez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Nathan Fogaca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 62 minute.
  • 67' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 2 goals.
  • 70' Felipe Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roger Espinoza at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Erik Thommy as he leaves the pitch. Marinos Tzionis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 73' Tim Leibold has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Sweat on 73 minute.
  • 74' Eryk Williamson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 80' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cristhian Paredes is hanging Eryk Williamson on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' Poor challenge from Evander. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 5
Daniel Salloi 4
Felipe Mora 4
Kevin Kelsy 4
William Agada 2
Evander 2
Diego Rubio 2
Dairon Asprilla 2

Head to Head

2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Atlanta United FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-09 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.53 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Portland Timbers to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers64% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
36%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers50% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City13%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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