Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Sporting Kansas City

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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 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

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	#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Claudio Bravo made 168 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
13' What composure from Willy Agada! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Dany Rosero is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
30' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
38' The Colombia Dany Rosero breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 2-0!
43' Colombia international Diego Chara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Juan Mosquera is withdrawn and Claudio Bravo gets his opportunity.
48' Willy Agada does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Memo Rodriguez.
53' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' Diego Chara is replacing David Ayala for the Portland Timbers side.
59' Memo Rodriguez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 284 appearances.
64' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
66' Felipe Mora has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Willy Agada as he leaves the pitch. Alan Pulido steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Assisted by Cristhian Paredes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eric Miller makes no mistake. 3-3!
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Eric Miller.
83' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Memo Rodriguez is withdrawn and Alenis Vargas gets his opportunity.
88' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' The crowd applauds Antony as he leaves the pitch. Dairon Asprilla steps in for Portland Timbers.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Davis on 90.
90' Eryk Williamson gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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

2.03 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.46 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City37% Draw22% Portland Timbers41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or Portland Timbers

63%

Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City27% Draw35% Portland Timbers38%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

5.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

3.6%

2 – 4

3.4%

1 – 4

3.4%

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%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	18%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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