Major League Soccer
May 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
Children's Mercy Park
Kansas4 - 1Portland
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: St Louis City 4-0 Kansas
Sunday, May 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, May 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 0-1 Minnesota Utd
Sunday, May 21 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, May 21 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Goals
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We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Portland Timbers
Despite their previous defeat, SKC have improved in almost every department this month, while the Timbers have consistently shot themselves in the foot on the road, so we expect the home team to bounce back on Sunday.How to watch
You can watch Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers and every MLS match this season live on Apple TV. Click here for more details on how to subscribe. 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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 61.75%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 17.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.53%) and 2-1 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | Draw | Portland Timbers |
61.75% ( 0.03) | 21.08% ( -0.01) | 17.16% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 52.74% ( -0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
