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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#26
21	Points	32
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
31	Scored	48
63	Conceded	51
-32	GD	-3
0.81	PPG	1.19
23%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
5' Andreu Fontas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
8' What composure from Franck Boli! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 0-1.
13' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Evander suffering a number of foals already.
23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' Larrys Mabiala has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' Goal! Erik Thommy scores his 28 goal in 441 matches.
38' Portland Timbers come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' GOAL! Daniel Salloi scores on 43.
46' Portland Timbers make a change. Santiago Moreno trudges off to be replaced by Yimmi Chara on 46 minutes.
47' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Yimmi Chara departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nemanja Radoja is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
62' Tim Leibold gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Logan Ndenbe and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Daniel Salloi adds to his 3 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
68' Alan Pulido has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nemanja Radoja.
77' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 77 minute.
78' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Khiry Shelton on 78 minutes.
81' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is hanging Dairon Asprilla on the field on 81 minute.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Khiry Shelton.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marvin Loria.
Portland Timbers will have plenty to reflect on. Sporting Kansas City were simply the better side today.

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
Erik Thommy	2
Johnny Russell	2
Willy Agada	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

2.02 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 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw22% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

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

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw38% Portland Timbers31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 3

3.2%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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