Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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 wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Children's Mercy Park.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 8' Franck Boli adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' Sporting Kansas City have won 439 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' Goal! Erik Thommy scores his 28 goal in 438 matches.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Claudio Bravo, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' GOAL! Daniel Salloi fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Yimmi Chara on, Santiago Moreno off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andreu Fontas on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Marvin Loria gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Yimmi Chara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' The whistle greets Logan Ndenbe as he departs to be replaced by Tim Leibold.
  • 66' Magnificent from Daniel Salloi! That is 64 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' What a moment for Alan Pulido! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nemanja Radoja on 72.
  • 77' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 77 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Alan Pulido as he departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
  • 81' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Dairon Asprilla by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 81 minute.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Khiry Shelton gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marvin Loria on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

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

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

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
1.87 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City40% Draw22% Portland Timbers38%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
62%
Draw or Portland Timbers
60%
Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw38% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.1%

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% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 18% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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