Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

4 – 1

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

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

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	#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 Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
8' Goal! Franck Boli scores his 15 goal in 89 matches.
13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dairon Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
23' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
28' Diego Chara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' The Germany Erik Thommy breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-1!
38' The 28-year-old Evander has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
43' A stunning finish from Daniel Salloi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Santiago Moreno exits the field as Yimmi Chara enters on 46.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Andreu Fontas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' Andreu Fontas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
54' Portland Timbers make a change. Yimmi Chara trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Loria on 54 minutes.
59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tim Leibold is hanging Logan Ndenbe on the field on 62 minute.
66' The Hungary Daniel Salloi breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 3-1!
68' GOAL! Alan Pulido fires home to make it 4-1!
72' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 72.
77' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Hernandez on 77 minutes.
78' Khiry Shelton gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Alan Pulido and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dairon Asprilla on 81 minute.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Khiry Shelton on 85 minutes.
89' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 89.
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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

1.91 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw23% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw39% Portland Timbers30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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