Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

4 – 1

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 28 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Franck Boli

Erik Thommy 33' 1–1

Daniel Salloi 66' 2–1

3–1 68' Larrys Mabiala og

Felipe Hernandez 90+3' 4–1

Andreu Fontas 47' Y

Nemanja Radoja 72' Y

Khiry Shelton 85' Y

Y 89' Marvin Loria

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · Avg 3.8 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
21 May	St. Louis City	A	0–4	L
18 May	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
14 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	W
07 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–4	L
21 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
18 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
14 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
07 May	Austin FC	H	2–2	D
30 Apr	St. Louis City	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers
#30	Position	#22
26	Points	46
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
40	Scored	62
81	Conceded	61
-41	GD	+1
0.76	PPG	1.35
21%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers.
5' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' The Ivory Coast Franck Boli breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 0-1!
13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' Evander has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
33' Erik Thommy does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Salloi gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
46' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Yimmi Chara on 46 minute.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andreu Fontas.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aljaz Ivacic, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' Marvin Loria gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Yimmi Chara and will look to change the dynamic.
59' 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.
62' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 62 minute. Logan Ndenbe leaves to be changed by Tim Leibold.
66' Daniel Salloi adds to his 6 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
68' GOAL! Alan Pulido fires home to make it 4-1!
72' Controversy at the stadium! Nemanja Radoja argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
77' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Felipe Hernandez on, Erik Thommy off on 77 minutes.
78' The supporters are chanting for Khiry Shelton. He replaces Alan Pulido on 78 minute.
81' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 81 minute.
85' Poor challenge from Khiry Shelton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marvin Loria on 89 minutes.
Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Portland Timbers

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Evander
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 81'
22
Cristhian Paredes
5
Claudio Bravo ↓ Sebastian Blanco 81'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
7
Franck Boli ↓ Nathan Fogaca 81'
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Yimmi Chara 46'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	5
Daniel Salloi	4
Felipe Mora	4
Kevin Kelsy	4
Andre Luiz	2
Erik Thommy	2
Johnny Russell	2
William Agada	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.96 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw23% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

65%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw38% Portland Timbers32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.9%

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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