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Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Feb 28, 2023 at 3am UK
Providence Park
Sporting Kansas

Portland
1 - 0
Kansas

David Mosquera (6')
Zuparic (26'), Williamson (73'), Evander (89')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Thommy (16')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portland Timbers

All competitions
Last Game: Salt Lake 3-1 Portland
Sunday, October 9 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions
Last Game: Dallas 2-1 Kansas
Sunday, October 9 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting Kansas City

 Portland Timbers fared better than their opponents last season and certainly boast the quality to return to the top end of the Conference, particularly with the addition of Evander, and we fancy them to make a winning start at home to Sporting Kansas City this weekend.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portland Timbers win with a probability of 55.91%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 21.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 2-0 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.81%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Portland Timbers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Portland Timbers.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
55.91% (-0.046999999999997 -0.05) 22.85% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 21.24% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 54.09% (0.050000000000004 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.49% (0.037999999999997 0.04)45.51% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.16% (0.036999999999999 0.04)67.84% (-0.037000000000006 -0.04)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)16.1% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)45.51% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.47% (0.063000000000002 0.06)35.53% (-0.062999999999995 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.7% (0.065999999999999 0.07)72.3% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 55.9%
    Sporting Kansas City 21.24%
    Draw 22.85%
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 10.44% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.87% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 9.54% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 6.01% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 5.81% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.11% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 2.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 2.65% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (0.002 0)
5-1 @ 1%
5-0 @ 0.97% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 55.9%
1-1 @ 10.81%
0-0 @ 5.72% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.11% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.07% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 22.85%
0-1 @ 5.92% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-2 @ 5.59% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.06% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.93% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.76% (0.006 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.06% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 21.24%

How you voted: Portland vs Kansas

Portland Timbers
77.5%
Draw
12.5%
Sporting Kansas City
10.0%
40
Head to Head
Aug 22, 2022 12.55am
Kansas
4-1
Portland
Agade (31', 75'), Fontas (40'), Thommy (42')
Sweat (78')
Blanco (90+1')
McGraw (57'), Chara (86')
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Portland
7-2
Kansas
Tuiloma (12'), Blanco (46', 52'), Fogaca (56', 69'), Loria (88'), Moreno (90+2')
van Rankin (64'), Tuiloma (72'), Chara (86')
van Rankin (74')
Russell (57'), Tzionis (75')
Espinoza (18'), Voloder (35')
Voloder (78')
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Kansas
1-1
Portland
Salloi (90+2')
Salloi (25'), Pulido (62')
Mora (17')
Chara (28'), van Rankin (43'), Bonilla (77'), Valeri (84')
Jun 20, 2021 3.30am
Portland
2-1
Kansas
Asprilla (36'), Loria (45+1')
Zuparic (38'), Zambrano (87')
Lindsey (28')
Fontas (69'), Espinoza (74'), Sanchez (83')
Jun 28, 2020 11.30pm
Kansas
P-P
Portland
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