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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

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	#26
21	Points	32
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
31	Scored	48
63	Conceded	51
-32	GD	-3
0.81	PPG	1.19
23%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
5' Diego Chara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Steve Clark is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' What composure from Sebastian Blanco! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-1.
30' Krisztian Nemeth doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe Gutierrez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
36' Brian Fernandez picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' That is a Red card for Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
40' A moment of madness from Roger Espinoza on 40 minutes earns him a Red card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' What a strike from Daniel Salloi! The score is 2-1.
51' Ilie Sanchez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' The whistle greets Marvin Loria as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse.
58' Dairon Asprilla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Polo on 58 minute.
60' Renzo Zambrano is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
60' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Johnny Russell by Gerso Fernandes on 60 minute.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Zarek Valentin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' The supporters are chanting for Erik Hurtado. He replaces Krisztian Nemeth on 73 minute.
75' Poor challenge from Botond Barath. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' Tim Melia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' Sporting Kansas City receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 84.
85' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Gianluca Busio is withdrawn and Matt Besler gets his opportunity.
85' Dairon Asprilla adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
89' The supporters are chanting for Jorge Moreira. He replaces Renzo Zambrano on 89 minute.
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
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

3 / 4

1.73 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.19 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw24% Portland Timbers43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

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% Draw38% Portland Timbers37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 3

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.4%

1 – 4

3.2%

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	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	19%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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