Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 19 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Salloi 25' Y

Daniel Salloi 26' Y

Y 28' Diego Chara

Y 43' Jose Van Rankin

Alan Pulido 62' Y

Y 77' Pablo Bonilla

Y 84' Diego Valeri

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

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

2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	FC Dallas	A	2–0	W
08 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
05 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W
01 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L
26 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–1	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
25 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L

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' 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Pablo Bonilla has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' 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.
17' A stunning finish from Felipe Mora — that came from absolutely nowhere!
18' Felipe Mora makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
23' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Daniel Salloi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
26' Daniel Salloi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Diego Chara will be fuming at that decision.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
43' A moment of madness from Jose Van Rankin on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
46' The crowd applauds Dairon Asprilla as he leaves the pitch. Yimmi Chara steps in for Portland Timbers.
51' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Graham Zusi, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alan Pulido.
64' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Marvin Loria departs to be replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
70' Diego Valeri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Renzo Jose Zambrano at the 70 minute mark.
75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
77' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
80' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 80 minute. Roger Espinoza leaves to be changed by Khiry Shelton.
84' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Valeri gets a Yellow card.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ Pablo Bonilla 46'
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Yimmi Chara 46'
22
Cristhian Paredes
12
Steve Clark
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Sebastian Blanco 64'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ George Fochive 64'
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano ↓ Diego Valeri 70'

Bench

23
Yimmi Chara ↑ 46'
8
Diego Valeri ↑ 70'
33
Larrys Mabiala
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 64'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
28
Pablo Bonilla ↑ 46'
98
Blake Bodily
20
George Fochive ↑ 64'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda

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

2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.17 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw23% Portland Timbers46%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

54%

Draw or Portland Timbers

69%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw39% Portland Timbers40%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

4.1%

1 – 4

3.5%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+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

12% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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