Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 17:45 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Dany Rosero 25' Y

Y 34' Kamal Miller

Memo Rodriguez 48' Y

Y 82' Eric Miller

Jake Davis 90' Y

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

Sporting Kansas City 17 games · Avg 3.6 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
30 Mar	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
24 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
17 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
03 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–3	D
31 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
24 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
13' The Nigeria Willy Agada breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 1-0!
18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
30' Juan Mosquera, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' The referee calls foul for Kamal Miller. He receives a card.
38' Brilliant from the ! Dany Rosero makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 38.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Claudio Bravo is hanging Juan Mosquera on the field on 46 minute.
48' The Nigeria Willy Agada breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 3-0!
48' Memo Rodriguez was booked on 48.
53' Santiago Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
54' The crowd applauds David Ayala as he leaves the pitch. Diego Chara steps in for Portland Timbers.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' Evander adds to his 9 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
66' What composure from Felipe Mora! The Chile international strokes it home. 3-2.
71' Alan Pulido is ready to make an impact after coming on for Willy Agada at the 71 minute mark.
76' Cristhian Paredes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 291 appearances.
81' Brilliant from the ! Eric Miller makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 81.
82' Eric Miller is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
83' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alenis Vargas is hanging Memo Rodriguez on the field on 83 minute.
88' 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 Nemanja Radoja suffering a number of foals already.
89' Antony makes way for Dairon Asprilla at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
90' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes is replaced by Eryk Williamson.
The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Eryk Williamson 90'
2
Miguel Araujo
15
Eric Miller
14
Jonathan Rodriguez
16
Maxime Crepeau
4
Kamal Miller
24
David Ayala ↓ Diego Chara 54'
80
Antony ↓ Dairon Asprilla 89'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Felipe Mora 46'
29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Claudio Bravo 46'

Bench

21
Diego Chara ↑ 54'
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 89'
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 90'
41
James Pantemis
5
Claudio Bravo ↑ 46'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 46'
99
Nathan

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-30 Toronto FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-03-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-03-17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-03-10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Portland Timbers Form

2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.58 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City34% Draw21% Portland Timbers45%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.46

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

56%

Draw or Portland Timbers

66%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw35% Portland Timbers41%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

2 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

5.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

1 – 4

3.9%

2 – 4

3.6%

3 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	13%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	18%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	15%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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