Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Portland Timbers

2 – 1

Full Time

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 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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Dany Rosero has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 17 minute.
22' Nigeria international Willy Agada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' Poor challenge from Memo Rodriguez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' GOAL! Felipe Mora fires home to make it 1-0!
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Memo Rodriguez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
72' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
75' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 75 minute. Daniel Salloi leaves to be changed by Marinos Tzionis.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Rodriguez, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 8 goals in the last 6 games.
83' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
88' Eric Miller is replacing Juan Mosquera for the Portland Timbers side.
89' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Memo Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Willy Agada on 89 minutes.
90' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Evander has done his job and it is now time for Claudio Bravo to step up.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Sporting Kansas City

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
Erik Thommy	2
Johnny Russell	2
Willy Agada	2
William Agada	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

2.44 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers57% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

43%

Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers43% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

3 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

4 – 2

3.1%

0 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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