Which matches shall we look at?
Sporting Kansas City 27 games · Portland Timbers 27 games · 2026 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
Sporting Kansas CityLast 5 games2 W · 0 D · 3 L1.2 points a game12 scored · 11 conceded
- L
Seattle SoundersA2 Oct12 - W
Houston DynamoA27 Sept20 - L
Philadelphia UnionH20 Sept34 - W
Los AngelesH13 Sept31 - L
FC DallasA6 Sept34
Last 9 at home: 3W 2D 4Lthis season 0.9 points a game at home · 29th in the league at home
Portland TimbersLast 5 games1 W · 1 D · 3 L0.8 points a game9 scored · 12 conceded
- L
San Jose EarthquakesA27 Sept13 - L
Atlanta UnitedH20 Sept01 - LFC DallasA13 Sept12
- D
St. Louis CityH10 Sept22 - W
Minnesota UnitedH6 Sept54
Last 10 away: 2W 2D 6Lthis season 0.6 points a game away · 27th in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 9 measures
Sporting Kansas City 0Level 1Portland Timbers 8
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.6league avg 1.6
29.1.21.88.
Goals concededleague average 1.6 · lower is betterleague avg 1.6 · lower is better
29.2.41.924.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.5league avg 1.5
30.1.01.514.
Play
Shotsleague average 13.1league avg 13.1
29.10.913.611.
Shots on targetleague average 4.8league avg 4.8
26.4.34.522.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
28.45%51%13.
Cornersleague average 5.0league avg 5.0
29.3.94.917.
Cardsleague average 2.1 · lower is betterleague avg 2.1 · lower is better
9.1.91.74.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 21%league avg 21%
29.4%4%29.
Both teams scoredleague average 63%league avg 63%
16.63%78%2.
3 or more goalsleague average 63%league avg 63%
1.78%74%3.
Won after scoring firstleague average 65%league avg 65%
21.56%67%13.
Head to head
last 5 meetings · league games onlySporting Kansas City 0Drawn 1Portland Timbers 4
- 10 May 2026Portland Timbers6 – 0Sporting Kansas CityL
- 11 May 2025Portland Timbers1 – 0Sporting Kansas CityL
- 13 Apr 2025Sporting Kansas City2 – 4Portland TimbersL
- 26 May 2024Portland Timbers2 – 1Sporting Kansas CityL
- 7 Apr 2024Sporting Kansas City3 – 3Portland TimbersD
Goals a game4.4league 3.2
Both scored60%league 63%
3 or more goals80%league 63%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingSporting Kansas CityPortland Timbers
36
911
0–15710
811
16–3086
1410
31–4545
86
46–6068
142
61–75413
1211
76–90+Sporting Kansas Cityfirst 30 min 31% · last 30 min 31% · 32 scored · 65 conceded · 27 games
Portland Timbersfirst 30 min 33% · last 30 min 44% · 48 scored · 51 conceded · 27 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.21.6
2.7 goals a little below the league (league 3.0)
Shots
13.313.8
27.1 shots at the league’s level (league 26.2)
Shots on target
5.04.0
9.0 shots on target a little below the league (league 9.7)
Corners
4.54.6
9.1 corners a little below the league (league 10.0)
Cards
2.51.6
4.1 cards at the league’s level (league 4.2)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersSporting Kansas CityTop scorerDejan Joveljić8 goalsin 20 games
Most assistsCalvin Harris4 assistsin 26 games
Best ratedAndré Luiz7.7in 6 games
Portland TimbersTop scorerKevin Kelsy9 goalsin 20 games
Most assistsDavid Pereira da Costa7 assistsin 23 games
Best ratedJuan Mosquera7.2in 3 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
CalendarSporting Kansas City8 days’ restLast: Seattle Sounders 2–1 (away) · 2 Oct · MLSNext: Nashville SC (away) · 15 Oct · MLS · in 4 daysPortland Timbers13 days’ restLast: San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 (away) · 27 Sept · MLSNext: Los Angeles Galaxy (away) · 15 Oct · MLS · in 4 daysSporting Kansas City had 5 days’ less rest than their opponent
Sporting Kansas City8 days’ restLast: Seattle Sounders 2–1 (away) · 2 Oct · MLSNext: Nashville SC (away) · 15 Oct · MLS · in 4 daysPortland Timbers13 days’ restLast: San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 (away) · 27 Sept · MLSNext: Los Angeles Galaxy (away) · 15 Oct · MLS · in 4 daysHow does it change the table?
Full table20.
San Diego27032
San Diego2703221.Portland Timbers27-332
Portland Timbers27-33222.
Real Salt Lake27-432
Real Salt Lake27-43229.
CF Montreal27-2024
CF Montreal27-202430.Sporting Kansas City27-3321
Sporting Kansas City27-3321What this match changes
If Sporting Kansas City win24 – 32Sporting Kansas City move up to 29th · Portland Timbers 8 points ahead
If it ends level22 – 33Portland Timbers move up to 17th · Portland Timbers 11 points ahead
If Portland Timbers win21 – 35Portland Timbers move up to 16th · Portland Timbers 14 points ahead