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Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers

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Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers: the model read

Sporting Kansas City meet Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer regular season - 28 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City.

Portland Timbers rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1535 to 1400. Recent form leans Portland Timbers, 53% against 25%. Attacking output favors Portland Timbers on expected goals, 2.0 to 0.9 per match.

Sporting Kansas City arrive out of sorts: 0W-1D-4L from their last five (1/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 2 scored and 10 conceded. Recent results: L 0-3 v Vancouver Whitecaps, L 1-2 @ Atlanta United FC, D 1-1 v St. Louis City, L 0-2 @ Colorado Rapids.

Portland Timbers are steady: 2W-1D-2L from their last five (7/15 pts), 9 scored and 7 conceded. Recent results: L 1-2 v Austin, D 1-1 @ Los Angeles FC, W 3-1 v San Diego, L 1-2 @ Chicago Fire.

Portland Timbers hold the recent head-to-head, 7 wins to 2 with 1 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Portland Timbers 6-0 Sporting Kansas City.

Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 57 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.

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Sporting Kansas City

LLDLL4-2-14

Scored 0.90 · Conceded 2.55 · Clean sheets 0% · BTTS 60%

  • LHVancouver Whitecaps0-3
  • LAAtlanta United FC1-2
  • DHSt. Louis City1-1
  • LAColorado Rapids0-2
  • LHHouston Dynamo0-2

Portland Timbers

WLWDL9-3-8

Scored 2.05 · Conceded 1.65 · Clean sheets 5% · BTTS 80%

  • LHAustin1-2
  • DALos Angeles FC1-1
  • WHSan Diego3-1
  • LAChicago Fire1-2
  • WHClub Tijuana3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings

Sporting Kansas CityrecordPortland Timbers
2
7
1 draw

Goals

16-27

for each

Avg goals

4.3

per game

BTTS

60%

both scored

Over 2.5

70%

3+ goals

Sporting Kansas City

Recent
LLLLDW
Wins 2Goals 16-27

Biggest win 4-1

Portland Timbers

Recent
WWWWDL
Wins 7Goals 27-16

Biggest win 6-0

  • Portland Timbers6-0Sporting Kansas City
  • Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas City
  • Sporting Kansas City2-4Portland Timbers
  • Portland Timbers2-1Sporting Kansas City
  • Sporting Kansas City3-3Portland Timbers
  • Sporting Kansas City4-1Portland Timbers
  • Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas City
  • Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas City
  • Sporting Kansas City4-1Portland Timbers
  • Portland Timbers7-2Sporting Kansas City

Managers

Raphael Wicky

Head coach

In charge since 2026

Martí Cifuentes

Spain · 43

In charge since 2026 · 9 teams managed

  • Leicester2025–2026
  • Hammarby Talang2023–2023
  • Hammarby2022–2023
  • AaB2021–2022

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