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Feb 28, 2023 at 3am UK
Providence Park
Sporting Kansas

Portland
1 - 0
Kansas

David Mosquera (6')
Zuparic (26'), Williamson (73'), Evander (89')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Thommy (16')

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

Last Game: Salt Lake 3-1 Portland
Sunday, October 9 at 10pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Dallas 2-1 Kansas
Sunday, October 9 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting Kansas City

Portland Timbers fared better than their opponents last season and certainly boast the quality to return to the top end of the Conference, particularly with the addition of Evander, and we fancy them to make a winning start at home to Sporting Kansas City this weekend.

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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 55.91%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 21.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 2-0 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.81%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Portland Timbers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Portland Timbers.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
55.91% (-0.046999999999997 -0.05) 22.85% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 21.24% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 54.09% (0.050000000000004 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.49% (0.037999999999997 0.04)45.51% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.16% (0.036999999999999 0.04)67.84% (-0.037000000000006 -0.04)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.9% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)16.1% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.49% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)45.51% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.47% (0.063000000000002 0.06)35.53% (-0.062999999999995 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.7% (0.065999999999999 0.07)72.3% (-0.064999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 55.9%
    Sporting Kansas City 21.24%
    Draw 22.85%
Portland TimbersDrawSporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 10.44% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.87% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 9.54% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 6.01% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 5.81% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.11% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 2.74% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 2.65% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.42% (0.002 0)
5-1 @ 1%
5-0 @ 0.97% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 55.9%
1-1 @ 10.81%
0-0 @ 5.72% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.11% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.07% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 22.85%
0-1 @ 5.92% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-2 @ 5.59% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.06% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.93% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.76% (0.006 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.06% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 21.24%

How you voted: Portland vs Kansas

Portland Timbers
Draw
Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers
77.5%
Draw
12.5%
Sporting Kansas City
10.0%
40
Head to Head
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')
May 15, 2022 3am
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')
Russell (57'), Tzionis (75')
Espinoza (18'), Voloder (35')
Voloder (78')
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
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1FC CincinnatiCincinnati107121512322
2Columbus Crew10631148621
3Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia106131991019
4Charlotte FCCharlotte FC10613168819
5Inter MiamiInter Miami8530136718
6Nashville SCNashville105141913616
7Orlando City104421812616
8New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls10433119215
9New York City FCNY City104241213-114
10New England RevolutionNew England941477013
11Chicago Fire103341822-412
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta102351119-89
13DC United102351122-119
14Toronto10145814-67
15CF MontrealMontreal10037414-103

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver96211761120
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd9441117416
3Colorado RapidsColorado104421414016
4Austin FCAustin10514710-316
5Portland TimbersPortland94321613315
6Seattle SoundersSeattle103431312113
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles94141314-113
8Dallas93331011-112
9Real Salt LakeSalt Lake104061115-412
10San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes103162019110
11Houston DynamoHouston102441014-410
12St Louis City923456-19
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas102171621-57
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy9036616-103
15San Diego FC00000000


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