Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 11 May 2025 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Claudio Bravo 67' Y
Y 73' Magomed Suleymanov
Y 74' Jake Davis

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
2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
04 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
28 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–2 W
20 Apr Los Angeles FC H 3–3 D
13 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 4–2 W
05 Apr Austin FC A 0–0 D
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
04 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 W
26 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
20 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 5–3 W
13 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–4 L
06 Apr St. Louis City H 2–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jansen Miller suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Santiago Moreno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Nemanja Radoja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Juan Mosquera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Magomed Suleymanov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jacob Bartlett as he departs to be replaced by Jake Davis.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' Jacob Bartlett has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 66' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 68' The whistle greets Felipe Mora as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Kelsy.
  • 69' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Tim Leibold by Zorhan Bassong on 69 minute.
  • 70' Erik Thommy is replacing Daniel Salloi for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a card for Magomed Suleymanov.
  • 74' Jake Davis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
  • 78' Omir Fernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 78 minute.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Magomed Suleymanov is replaced by Santiago Munoz.
  • 84' Eric Miller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juan Mosquera at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 5
Kevin Kelsy 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Felipe Mora 4
Bill Tuiloma 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Nathan Fogaca 2
Erik Thommy 2

Head to Head

2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2025-04-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–4 Portland Timbers W 2025-04-20 Portland Timbers 3–3 Los Angeles FC D 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers W 2025-04-05 Austin FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-05-04 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-04-26 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-04-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-04-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers L 2025-04-06 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 St. Louis City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.7 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers64% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
83%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
36%
Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers48% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 18% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 20% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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