Sporting Kansas City

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United States 2026 MLS

Portland Timbers

Head-to-head overview

28 meetings

Sporting Kansas CityWins: 7
Draws32.1% of meetings: 9
Portland TimbersWins: 12

Goals per match: 2.82
Over 2.5 goals: 50.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-05-10	2026	Portland Timbers6–0Sporting Kansas City
2025-05-11	2025	Portland Timbers1–0Sporting Kansas City
2025-04-13	2025	Sporting Kansas City2–4Portland Timbers
2024-05-26	2024	Portland Timbers2–1Sporting Kansas City
2024-04-07	2024	Sporting Kansas City3–3Portland Timbers
2023-05-28	2023	Sporting Kansas City4–1Portland Timbers
2023-02-28	2023	Portland Timbers1–0Sporting Kansas City
2022-08-22	2022	Sporting Kansas City4–1Portland Timbers
2022-05-15	2022	Portland Timbers7–2Sporting Kansas City
2021-08-19	2021	Sporting Kansas City1–1Portland Timbers
2021-06-20	2021	Portland Timbers2–1Sporting Kansas City
2019-09-30	2019	Sporting Kansas City2–2Portland Timbers
2019-09-08	2019	Portland Timbers2–1Sporting Kansas City
2018-11-30	2018	Sporting Kansas City2–3Portland Timbers
2018-11-26	2018	Portland Timbers0–0Sporting Kansas City
2018-08-19	2018	Sporting Kansas City3–0Portland Timbers
2018-06-10	2018	Portland Timbers0–0Sporting Kansas City
2017-07-02	2017	Sporting Kansas City1–1Portland Timbers
2017-04-16	2017	Portland Timbers0–1Sporting Kansas City
2016-08-07	2016	Portland Timbers3–0Sporting Kansas City
2016-07-31	2016	Sporting Kansas City1–0Portland Timbers
2015-10-30	2015	Portland Timbers1–1Sporting Kansas City
2015-10-04	2015	Portland Timbers0–1Sporting Kansas City
2015-09-10	2015	Portland Timbers0–0Sporting Kansas City
2015-03-22	2015	Sporting Kansas City0–0Portland Timbers
2014-06-28	2014	Portland Timbers0–1Sporting Kansas City
2013-04-28	2013	Sporting Kansas City2–3Portland Timbers
2012-04-22	2012	Portland Timbers1–0Sporting Kansas City

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Houston Dynamo0–2Sporting Kansas City
2026-09-20	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–4Philadelphia Union
2026-09-14	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-13	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-06	2026	FC Dallas4–3Sporting Kansas City
2026-08-30	2026	Sporting Kansas City0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
2026-08-24	2026	Atlanta Utd2–1Sporting Kansas City
2026-08-20	2026	Sporting Kansas City1–1St. Louis City

Portland Timbers

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	San Jose Earthquakes3–1Portland Timbers
2026-09-20	2026	Portland Timbers0–1Atlanta Utd
2026-09-14	2026	FC Dallas2–1Portland Timbers
2026-09-13	2026	FC Dallas2–1Portland Timbers
2026-09-10	2026	Portland Timbers2–2St. Louis City
2026-09-06	2026	Portland Timbers5–4Minnesota United
2026-08-30	2026	Portland Timbers1–2Austin FC
2026-08-23	2026	Los Angeles FC1–1Portland Timbers

Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers

Wins

38%

12%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

Both teams scored

75%

88%

Clean sheets

12%

0%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

Home · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
30	Sporting Kansas City		Nashville SC	1
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	40′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		FC Dallas	3
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–3	San Jose Earthquakes	4	27′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	St. Louis City	5	45+2′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		Inter Miami	6
30	Sporting Kansas City		New England Revolution	7
30	Sporting Kansas City		Charlotte	8
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Houston Dynamo	9	55′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		Chicago Fire	10
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	18′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	—
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–4	Colorado Rapids	12	12′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	13	32′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		Orlando City	14
30	Sporting Kansas City		New York City	15
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–4	Philadelphia Union	16	—
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Seattle Sounders	17	2′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	New York Red Bulls	18	3′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		FC Cincinnati	19
30	Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers	20
30	Sporting Kansas City		Real Salt Lake	21
30	Sporting Kansas City		DC United	22
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	San Diego FC	23	—
30	Sporting Kansas City		Austin FC	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Columbus Crew	25	33′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Minnesota United	26	28′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		Toronto FC	27
30	Sporting Kansas City		Atlanta Utd	28
30	Sporting Kansas City		CF Montreal	29
30 · Sporting Kansas City

Portland Timbers

Away · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Nashville SC		Portland Timbers	20
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	3–2	Portland Timbers	20	6′ Home
3	FC Dallas	2–1	Portland Timbers	20	45′ Home
3	FC Dallas	2–1	Portland Timbers	20	—
4	San Jose Earthquakes	3–1	Portland Timbers	20	4′ Home
5	St. Louis City		Portland Timbers	20
6	Inter Miami	2–0	Portland Timbers	20	31′ Home
7	New England Revolution		Portland Timbers	20
8	Charlotte		Portland Timbers	20
9	Houston Dynamo	3–2	Portland Timbers	20	45+4′ Away
10	Chicago Fire	2–1	Portland Timbers	20	9′ Home
11	Los Angeles FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	20	4′ Away
12	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Portland Timbers	20	6′ Home
13	Los Angeles Galaxy		Portland Timbers	20
14	Orlando City		Portland Timbers	20
15	New York City		Portland Timbers	20
16	Philadelphia Union		Portland Timbers	20
17	Seattle Sounders	1–5	Portland Timbers	20	19′ Away
18	New York Red Bulls		Portland Timbers	20
19	FC Cincinnati		Portland Timbers	20
20 · Portland Timbers
21	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Portland Timbers	20	10′ Home
22	DC United		Portland Timbers	20
23	San Diego FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	20	—
24	Austin FC		Portland Timbers	20
25	Columbus Crew		Portland Timbers	20
26	Minnesota United	2–0	Portland Timbers	20	16′ Home
27	Toronto FC		Portland Timbers	20
28	Atlanta Utd		Portland Timbers	20
29	CF Montreal	2–2	Portland Timbers	20	11′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers	20

Sporting Kansas City Home Portland Timbers Away

Wins

29%

14%

Over 1.5

93%

100%

Over 2.5

71%

64%

Over 3.5

50%

36%

Both teams scored

79%

71%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

MLS · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Sporting Kansas City

27 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away13 matches	Overall27 matches
Points / match	1.07	0.69	0.89
Draws	21.4%	0.0%	11.1%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.00	1.26
Goals conceded / match	1.93	2.85	2.37
Total goals / match	3.43	3.85	3.63
Failed to score	21.4%	46.2%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	28.6%	15.4%	22.2%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 13/14 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Portland Timbers

28 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away14 matches	Overall28 matches
Points / match	1.71	0.57	1.14
Draws	21.4%	14.3%	17.9%
Goals scored / match	2.21	1.29	1.75
Goals conceded / match	1.79	2.00	1.89
Total goals / match	4.00	3.29	3.64
Failed to score	7.1%	28.6%	17.9%
Under 2.5 goals	14.3%	35.7%	25.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 12/14 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Portland Timbers	How it works
Strength (Elo)	36.7%	26.2%	37.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	11.8%	13.1%	63.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.36–3.30 Model expected goals

72.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

62.7% Both teams to score

1-3 Most likely score, at 7.7%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-37.7%

1-27.0%

1-46.4%

0-35.7%

2-35.2%

0-25.1%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sporting Kansas City	Portland Timbers	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1393	1460	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	23	-32	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1523	1516	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sporting Kansas City	0.74	0.53	1.21	1.21
Portland Timbers	0.76	1.12	1.35	0.47

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sporting Kansas City	2%	2%	20%	30%	45%
Portland Timbers	2%	8%	20%	25%	45%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.40 Sporting Kansas City at home, 10 matches

0.80 Portland Timbers away, 10 matches

14d Days of rest for Sporting Kansas City

14d Days of rest for Portland Timbers

Raphael Wicky Manager of Sporting Kansas City, since 04/01/26

Jack Cassidy Manager of Portland Timbers, since 25/05/26

1 Matches for Sporting Kansas City in the last 14 days

1 Matches for Portland Timbers in the last 14 days

37 Points for Sporting Kansas City behind the leaders, and -5 above the relegation zone

29 Points for Portland Timbers behind the leaders, and 3 above the relegation zone

3.09 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sporting Kansas City, the right bar represents Portland Timbers.

On the ball

20 matches

3.95

corners

6.07

13.0

fouls

8.65

2.36

yellow cards

1.69

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sporting Kansas City	WLWWLLLDLL	1.00	1.60–2.00	1W
Portland Timbers	LLLLDWLDWL	0.80	1.60–2.00	4L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sporting Kansas City	5	4	10	1	1
Portland Timbers	4	2	11	1	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sporting Kansas City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Portland Timbers

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.