Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

2 – 2

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

Match Details

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

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

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	#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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers.
5' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
25' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
29' Goal! Sebastian Blanco scores his 50 goal in 287 matches.
30' GOAL! Krisztian Nemeth scores on 30.
35' Poor challenge from Felipe Gutierrez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Portland Timbers player sees a Red card in front of him.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Roger Espinoza argues furiously but the Red card stands.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Roger Espinoza argues furiously but the Red card stands.
45' Jorge Moreira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' What a moment for Daniel Salloi! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Ebobisse is hanging Marvin Loria on the field on 55 minute.
58' Dairon Asprilla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Polo at the 58 minute mark.
60' A moment of madness from Renzo Zambrano on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
60' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Johnny Russell has done his job and it is now time for Gerso Fernandes to step up.
65' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
70' Claude Dielna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zarek Valentin.
73' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Krisztian Nemeth trudges off to be replaced by Erik Hurtado on 73 minutes.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Botond Barath.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
81' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 81.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Ilie Sanchez.
85' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio is replaced by Matt Besler.
85' A stunning finish from Dairon Asprilla — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Jorge Moreira gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Renzo Zambrano and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Renzo Zambrano is withdrawn and Jorge Moreira gets his opportunity.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Daniel Salloi	4
Felipe Mora	4
Kevin Kelsy	4
Diego Valeri	2
Bill Tuiloma	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Nathan Fogaca	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

3 / 4

1.62 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw24% Portland Timbers43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

57%

Draw or Portland Timbers

67%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw39% Portland Timbers36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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