Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

6 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 10 May 2026 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Kristoffer Velde 6' 1–0

Kevin Kelsy 15' 2–0

Cole Bassett 22' 3–0

Jake Davis og 26' 4–0

Ariel Lassiter 71' 5–0

Kevin Kelsy 74' 6–0

Y 19' Lasse Berg Johnsen

Jose Caicedo 33' Y

Y 41' Jake Davis

Y 45' Jayden Reid

Y 53' Ethan Bartlow

Y 76' Capita

Overview

Match Preview

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)

Match Details

Referee Ramy Touchan
Assistant 1 Ryan Graves (USA)
Assistant 2 Kali Smith (USA)

5 games this season 🟨 6.4/game ⚽ 17.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	6–0	W
02 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	San Diego FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
11 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–6	L
02 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–5	L
18 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
12 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–3	L
04 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
6' Kristoffer Velde does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
11' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' A stunning finish from Kevin Kelsy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' Kevin Kelsy doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Lasse Berg Johnsen is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 19.
22' What composure from Cole Bassett! The USA international strokes it home. 4-0.
26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jake Davis makes no mistake. 4-1!
31' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' Jose Caicedo was booked on 33.
38' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jake Davis.
45' Jayden Reid has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
50' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 53.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' 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.
71' The Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 5-1!
74' Kevin Kelsy does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
76' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Capita gets a card.
81' Dejan Joveljic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 8 goals to his name this season.
86' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

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

2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.64 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Portland Timbers to win 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers78% Draw13% Sporting Kansas City9%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 4.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

91%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

22%

Portland Timbers or Sporting Kansas City

87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers65% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City8%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted

6 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 1

7.7%

4 – 0

7.1%

4 – 1

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.6%

5 – 0

5.2%

5 – 1

5.1%

1 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	48%	—	52%
-2	48%	19%	33%
-1.5	67%	—	33%
-1	67%	16%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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