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Major League Soccer (USA)
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Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
15th · 21 pts·LWLWL
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Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
10th · 32 pts·WDLLL
The story

Sporting Kansas City host playoff-chasing Portland Timbers

With seven games left in the regular season, Portland Timbers aim to close the gap on the playoff places against an out-of-contention Sporting Kansas City side.

Match news & current form

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th on 21 points, lingering 15 points and six places off the playoff places with seven games remaining. The hosts arrive off the back of a 2-1 defeat at Seattle Sounders, though recent weeks have shown signs of attacking punch with victories over Houston Dynamo (2-0) and Los Angeles FC (3-1) alongside narrow 4-3 defeats to Philadelphia Union and FC Dallas.

Portland Timbers travel to Kansas City positioned 10th on 32 points, sitting just four points off the playoff places with seven games left. However, momentum has stalled severely for the Timbers following three straight league defeats, the latest being a 3-1 reverse away to San Jose Earthquakes.

Head-to-head history

Portland have dominated this fixture in recent meetings, winning four of the last five clashes. That run includes a comprehensive 6-0 win at Providence Park in May 2026, with Kansas City's last positive result in the matchup coming in a 3-3 draw at home in April 2024.

Hot stats & streaks
  • Portland have lost three consecutive MLS fixtures heading into this clash.
  • Sporting Kansas City's recent matches have been high-scoring affairs, featuring 20 total goals across their last four games.
  • Portland have taken four wins and a draw from their last five meetings with Kansas City.
Key players & missing men

Neither side has reported any fresh injury concerns ahead of kickoff. For Kansas City, Stefan Cleveland starts in goal, with Calvin Harris (four goals this season) and André Luiz Inácio da Silva (five goals in just 393 minutes) expected to spearhead the attack. Portland counter with goalkeeper James Pantemis and an attack featuring Velde, Pereira da Costa, and Lassiter Acuña.

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What our AI model sees
Season averages
Sporting Kansas City1.7
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1.7Portland Timbers
Season average total: 3.34 goals
The market
Public / market price
1X2 probabilities
10%
45%
45%
Sporting Kansas City winDrawPortland Timbers win
Market call
Double chance : Draw or Portland Timbers
Goals forecast
Over 1.5 goals
The scoring picture

Goals scored and conceded.

Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.

Goals per game

Both teams across every game this season.

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas CityPortland TimbersPortland Timbers
1.19Goals scored / game1.78
2.41Goals conceded / game1.89
How reliable, all season

Whole season, home and away combined — Sporting Kansas City 27 games, Portland Timbers 27 games.

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas CityPortland TimbersPortland Timbers
4%Games with a clean sheet4%
33%Games they failed to score19%
Head-to-head

Past meetings.

Portland Timbers
6–0
Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers
1–0
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
2–4
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
3–3
Portland Timbers
Form check

Their recent form.

Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
Struggling for results
Last 5
2W · 0D · 3L
Seattle SoundersvSporting Kansas City
2–1
L
Houston DynamovSporting Kansas City
0–2
W
Sporting Kansas CityvPhiladelphia Union
3–4
L
Sporting Kansas CityvLos Angeles FC
3–1
W
FC DallasvSporting Kansas City
4–3
L
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Struggling for results
Last 5
1W · 1D · 3L
San Jose EarthquakesvPortland Timbers
3–1
L
Portland TimbersvAtlanta United FC
0–1
L
FC DallasvPortland Timbers
2–1
L
Portland TimbersvSt. Louis City
2–2
D
Portland TimbersvMinnesota United FC
5–4
W
League standings

Where they sit in the table.

Major League Soccer (USA) standings · both teams highlighted in context.

#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
27
15
5
7
+31
50
2
St. Louis CitySt. Louis City
27
13
8
6
+12
47
3
FC DallasFC Dallas
27
13
8
6
+8
47
4
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
27
13
6
8
+10
45
5
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo
27
13
5
9
+2
44
6
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
28
11
8
9
+13
41
7
Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders
27
10
8
9
+0
38
8
Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
27
11
3
13
+0
36
9
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy
28
9
9
10
-7
36
10
Portland TimbersPortland Timbers
27
9
5
13
-3
32
11
Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake
27
9
5
13
-4
32
12
San DiegoSan Diego
27
8
8
11
+0
32
13
AustinAustin
27
7
10
10
-12
31
14
Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC
27
7
8
12
-9
29
15
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
27
6
3
18
-33
21