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Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
May 15, 2022 at 3am UK
Jeld-Wen Field
Sporting Kansas

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')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Russell (57'), Tzionis (75')
Espinoza (18'), Voloder (35')

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

Last Six:
Last Game: Inter Miami 2-1 Portland
Sunday, May 29 at 1am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: LA Galaxy vs. Portland
Saturday, June 18 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:
Last Game: Kansas 0-1 Vancouver
Sunday, May 29 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Next Game: Kansas vs. New England
Sunday, June 12 at 8pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 1-0 Sporting Kansas City

 Both sides have struggled in front of goal this term, so we expect a low-scoring affair with little goalmouth action. That said, we are also backing the home team to narrowly edge out their visitors and come away with all three points. 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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 54.32%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 21.71%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.88%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 7-2 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
54.32%23.96%21.71%
Both teams to score 51.23%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.37%49.62%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.35%71.64%
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.83%18.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.85%49.15%
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.61%37.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.82%74.17%
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 54.32%
    Sporting Kansas City 21.71%
    Draw 23.95%
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 11.58%
2-0 @ 9.88%
2-1 @ 9.72%
3-0 @ 5.62%
3-1 @ 5.53%
3-2 @ 2.72%
4-0 @ 2.4%
4-1 @ 2.36%
4-2 @ 1.16%
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 54.32%
1-1 @ 11.39%
0-0 @ 6.79%
2-2 @ 4.78%
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 23.95%
0-1 @ 6.68%
1-2 @ 5.61%
0-2 @ 3.29%
1-3 @ 1.84%
2-3 @ 1.57%
0-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 1.65%
Total : 21.71%

How you voted: Portland vs Kansas

Portland Timbers
100%
Draw
0.0%
Sporting Kansas City
0.0%
10
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2021 1.30am
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
Jun 13, 2020 10pm
Portland
P-P
Kansas
Sep 30, 2019 12.30am
Kansas
2-2
Portland
Nemeth (30'), Salloi (46')
Gutierrez (35'), Barath (75'), Melia (81')
Espinoza (38'), Sanchez (84')
Blanco (29'), Asprilla (85' pen.)
Fernandez (35'), Jose Zambrano (60'), Blanco (65'), Valentin (72')
Fernandez (36')
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