Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
4 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 23:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Zac McGraw
Ben Sweat 78' Y
Y 86' Diego Chara

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
5
9
Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
14 Aug Austin FC A 3–4 L
07 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
31 Jul Austin FC H 0–2 L
24 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
18 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
13 Aug Toronto FC A 1–3 L
07 Aug FC Dallas H 1–1 D
04 Aug Nashville SC H 1–1 D
30 Jul Minnesota United FC A 4–4 D
24 Jul San Jose Earthquakes 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' Temperatures are rising at Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Dairon Asprilla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Yimmi Chara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 475 appearances.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. William Agada makes it 1-0.
  • 36' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Andreu Fontas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
  • 42' Erik Thommy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 46' The whistle greets Jaroslaw Niezgoda as he departs to be replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 2 goals.
  • 57' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' Marvin Loria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Claudio Bravo at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Roger Espinoza by Felipe Hernandez on 66 minute.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zac McGraw made 291 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' GOAL! William Agada fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 77' Marinos Tzionis gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Johnny Russell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Ben Sweat gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Eryk Williamson as he leaves the pitch. Cristhian Paredes steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 85' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Erik Thommy is replaced by Cameron Duke on 89 minute.
  • Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 5
Daniel Salloi 4
Felipe Mora 4
Kevin Kelsy 4
Diego Rubio 2
Marvin Loria 2
Diego Valeri 2
Bill Tuiloma 2

Head to Head

2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC L 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Portland Timbers Form

2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-08-13 Toronto FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-08-07 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D 2022-08-04 Portland Timbers 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.02 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.45 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw22% Portland Timbers41%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
59%
Draw or Portland Timbers
63%
Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City27% Draw35% Portland Timbers38%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 3
5.4%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 4
3.4%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 18% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 14% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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