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 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

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	#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' Temperatures are rising at Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Eric Miller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
13' Willy Agada puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Remi Walter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
23' Chile international Felipe Mora has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Controversy at the stadium! Dany Rosero argues furiously but the card stands.
30' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' Poor challenge from Kamal Miller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
38' GOAL! Dany Rosero fires home to make it 2-0!
43' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
46' The crowd applauds Juan Mosquera as he leaves the pitch. Claudio Bravo steps in for Portland Timbers.
48' A stunning finish from Willy Agada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
48' Memo Rodriguez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
54' The supporters are chanting for Diego Chara. He replaces David Ayala on 54 minute.
59' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Evander makes it 3-1.
66' Felipe Mora makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
71' Alan Pulido has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willy Agada on 71 minute.
76' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
81' Magnificent from Eric Miller! That is 1 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' Eric Miller picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Memo Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Alenis Vargas.
88' Juan Mosquera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
89' The whistle greets Antony as he departs to be replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Davis argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Eryk Williamson gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
3-3 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Kevin Kelsy	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Felipe Mora	4
Santiago Moreno	2
Nathan Fogaca	2
Erik Thommy	2
Willy Agada	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

1.92 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.36 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Sporting Kansas City or Portland Timbers 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City37% Draw22% Portland Timbers41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

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% Draw36% Portland Timbers37%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 4

3.3%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	9%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	18%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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