Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 26 May 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Memo Rodriguez

Overview

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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

2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
19 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
16 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–2	W
12 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
04 May	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L
28 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
19 May	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
12 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L
05 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
28 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–3	D

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' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City — let the football do the talking.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
17' The whistle greets Erik Thommy as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Hernandez.
22' The 30-year-old Daniel Salloi has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
27' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
41' The referee calls foul for Memo Rodriguez. He receives a card.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' What a strike from Memo Rodriguez! The score is 1-1.
67' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Juan Mosquera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
75' The whistle greets Daniel Salloi as he departs to be replaced by Marinos Tzionis.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
83' A goal from the Brazil international Evander! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-1!
88' Eric Miller is replacing Juan Mosquera for the Portland Timbers side.
89' Willy Agada is ready to make an impact after coming on for Memo Rodriguez at the 89 minute mark.
90' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Claudio Bravo is hanging Evander on the field on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-05-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2024-05-16 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-04 Charlotte FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-04-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-04-28 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 St. Louis City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.57 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers57% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

43%

Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers44% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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