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Major League Soccer
Apr 13, 2025 at 7.15pm UK
Children's Mercy Park
Portland Timbers

Kansas
2 - 4
Portland

Suleymanov (16'), Joveljic (33' pen.)
Fernandez (45+6')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Ayala (10'), Kelsy (25', 49'), Miller (54' og.)
Smith (22'), Antony (28'), Chara (58'), Lassiter (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Kansas 2-0 St Louis City
Sunday, April 6 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Austin 0-0 Portland
Sunday, April 6 at 12.45am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Portland Timbers

Traditionally, this fixture produces loads of goals, and we expect a few to be scored. Given the recent fine form of Portland Timbers, coupled with the struggles of the hosts, we are backing the visitors to emerge 2-1 winners. 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 52.09%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 24.98% 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 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.86%) and 2-0 (8.1%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
52.09% (-0.20099999999999 -0.2) 22.92% (0.026999999999997 0.03) 24.98% (0.175 0.18)
Both teams to score 58.61% (0.1 0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.26% (0.043999999999997 0.04)41.74% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.86% (0.043999999999997 0.04)64.14% (-0.043000000000006 -0.04)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.91% (-0.055000000000007 -0.06)16.09% (0.055999999999997 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.52% (-0.102 -0.1)45.48% (0.102 0.1)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.84% (0.16499999999999 0.16)30.15% (-0.164 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.69% (0.19600000000001 0.2)66.31% (-0.19499999999999 -0.19)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 52.09%
    Portland Timbers 24.98%
    Draw 22.92%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.71% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-0 @ 8.86% (-0.034000000000001 -0.03)
2-0 @ 8.1% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)
3-1 @ 5.91% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.93% (-0.037999999999999 -0.04)
3-2 @ 3.54% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 2.7% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.25% (-0.022 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.62% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
5-1 @ 0.99% (-0.007 -0.01)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 52.09%
1-1 @ 10.62% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.82% (0.019 0.02)
0-0 @ 4.85% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.42% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 22.92%
1-2 @ 6.37% (0.032999999999999 0.03)
0-1 @ 5.82% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
0-2 @ 3.49% (0.025 0.03)
1-3 @ 2.55% (0.025 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.33% (0.018 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.39% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 24.98%

How you voted: Kansas vs Portland

Sporting Kansas City
Draw
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
14.3%
Draw
28.6%
Portland Timbers
57.1%
7
Head to Head
May 26, 2024 3.30am
Apr 7, 2024 6.45pm
Kansas
3-3
Portland
Agade (13', 45+3'), Rosero (38')
Rosero (25'), Rodriguez (48'), Davis (90+8')
Evander (64' pen.), Mora (66'), Miller (81')
Miller (34'), Miller (82')
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')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Charlotte FCCharlotte FC9612167919
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati96121311219
3Inter MiamiInter Miami8530136718
4Columbus Crew9531127518
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia9513169716
6Orlando City93421512313
7Nashville SCNashville94141211113
8Chicago Fire93331615112
9New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls9333109112
10New York City FCNY City93241113-211
11New England RevolutionNew England831467-110
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta92341116-59
13DC United92341119-89
14Toronto9144813-57
15CF MontrealMontreal9036413-93

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver96211761120
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd9441117416
3Austin FCAustin951378-116
4Portland TimbersPortland94321613315
5Colorado RapidsColorado94321313015
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles94141314-113
7Seattle SoundersSeattle93331211112
8Dallas93331011-112
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes93151917210
10St Louis City923456-19
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake9306814-69
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas92161519-47
13Houston DynamoHouston9144814-67
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy9036616-103
15San Diego FC00000000


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