Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, 2026

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Portland Timbers

Fri 30 Nov 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Geiger
Referee Joe Fletcher
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee David Gantar
Referee Matthew Nelson

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

Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Portland Timbers	H	2–3	L
26 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
11 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	4–2	W
05 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	FC Dallas	A	3–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–2	W
26 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
09 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
04 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
01 Nov	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers
#30	Position	#28
11	Points	14
14	Played	14
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
14	Scored	22
36	Conceded	28
-22	GD	-6
0.79	PPG	1.00
21%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Bill Tuiloma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 287 appearances.
15' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Liam Ridgewell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' USA international Tim Melia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 2 goals.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
65' 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.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
75' Alvas Powell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
80' The 39-year-old Roger Espinoza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 2-3 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	5
Kevin Kelsy	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Felipe Mora	4
Santiago Moreno	2
Nathan Fogaca	2
Erik Thommy	2
Johnny Russell	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-10-21 FC Dallas 0–3 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-11-01 FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw24% Portland Timbers41%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or Portland Timbers

65%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw39% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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