Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

2 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 29 Sep 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Felipe Gutierrez 35' Y

Y 35' Brian Fernandez

R 36' Brian Fernandez

Roger Espinoza 38' R

Roger Espinoza 40' R

Y 60' Renzo Zambrano

Y 65' Sebastian Blanco

Y 72' Zarek Valentin

Botond Barath 75' Y

Tim Melia 81' Y

Ilie Sanchez 84' R

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
Referee

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–7	L
08 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
26 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
19 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–2	L
15 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L
08 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers
#30	Position	#23
14	Points	24
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
18	Scored	33
46	Conceded	33
-28	GD	+0
0.78	PPG	1.33
22%	Win %	39%

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

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
29' What composure from Sebastian Blanco! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-1.
30' What a strike from Krisztian Nemeth! The score is 1-1.
35' Felipe Gutierrez is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
36' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Brian Fernandez gets a Red card.
38' Sporting Kansas City receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 38.
40' That is a Red card for Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roger Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' Daniel Salloi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johnny Russell made 285 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' Jeremy Ebobisse has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marvin Loria on 55 minute.
58' Dairon Asprilla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Polo at the 58 minute mark.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Renzo Zambrano argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Gerso Fernandes comes on to replace Johnny Russell.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Blanco is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 65.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zarek Valentin.
73' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Krisztian Nemeth is withdrawn and Erik Hurtado gets his opportunity.
75' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 75.
80' Graham Zusi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' Poor challenge from Tim Melia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ilie Sanchez on 84.
85' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Matt Besler on, Gianluca Busio off on 85 minutes.
85' What a moment for Dairon Asprilla! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
89' Jorge Moreira gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Renzo Zambrano and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The crowd applauds Renzo Zambrano as he leaves the pitch. Jorge Moreira steps in for Portland Timbers.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Portland Timbers.

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
Bill Tuiloma	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Nathan Fogaca	2
Erik Thommy	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W

Portland Timbers Form

2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Portland Timbers 2–2 New England Revolution D 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2019-09-15 Portland Timbers 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.3 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw24% Portland Timbers46%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

53%

Draw or Portland Timbers

70%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City22% Draw38% Portland Timbers40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 4

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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