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Major League Soccer
Apr 7, 2024 at 6.45pm UK
Children's Mercy Park
Portland Timbers

Kansas
3 - 3
Portland

Agade (13', 45+3'), Rosero (38')
Rosero (25'), Rodriguez (48'), Davis (90+8')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Evander (64' pen.), Mora (66'), Miller (81')
Miller (34'), Miller (82')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Toronto 1-3 Kansas
Saturday, March 30 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Vancouver 3-2 Portland
Sunday, March 31 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Portland Timbers

Both sides have their share of quality attacking pieces, though neither are particularly sharp on the back end, thus we expect to see an open match with chances at either end, but no one with a decisive edge. Read more.

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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 52.6%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 24.51% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.63%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
52.6% (0.024000000000001 0.02) 22.88% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 24.51% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Both teams to score 58.22% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.99% (0.026999999999994 0.03)42.01% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.58% (0.027999999999999 0.03)64.41% (-0.026999999999987 -0.03)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.99% (0.019000000000005 0.02)16.01% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.66% (0.033000000000001 0.03)45.33% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.32% (0.0019999999999953 0)30.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.07% (0.0020000000000024 0)66.93%
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 52.6%
    Portland Timbers 24.51%
    Draw 22.88%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.0010000000000012 0)
1-0 @ 9% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 5.95% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-0 @ 5.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 3.51% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-1 @ 2.72% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 2.31% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.61% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 52.6%
1-1 @ 10.63%
2-2 @ 5.75% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 4.91% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.38% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 22.88%
1-2 @ 6.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 5.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.43% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 2.47% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.27% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.35% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 24.51%

How you voted: Kansas vs Portland

Sporting Kansas City
37.5%
Draw
50.0%
Portland Timbers
12.5%
8
Head to Head
May 28, 2023 8pm
Kansas
4-1
Portland
Thommy (33'), Salloi (66'), Mabiala (68' og.), Hernandez (90+3')
Fontas (47'), Radoja (72'), Shelton (85')
Boli (8')
Loria (89')
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')
May 15, 2022 3am
Aug 19, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 27
Kansas
1-1
Portland
Salloi (90+2')
Salloi (25'), Pulido (62')
Mora (17')
Chara (28'), van Rankin (43'), Bonilla (77'), Valeri (84')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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