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Major League Soccer
May 28, 2023 at 8pm UK
Children's Mercy Park
Portland Timbers

Kansas
4 - 1
Portland

Thommy (33'), Salloi (66'), Mabiala (68' og.), Hernandez (90+3')
Fontas (47'), Radoja (72'), Shelton (85')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Boli (8')
Loria (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Louis City 4-0 Kansas
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

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.

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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 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 CityDrawPortland Timbers
61.75% (0.029000000000003 0.03) 21.08% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 17.16% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 52.74% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.22% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)43.78% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.83% (0.0039999999999978 0)66.17% (-0.0020000000000095 -0)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.35% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)13.64% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.18% (0.018999999999998 0.02)40.82% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.07% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)38.92% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.35% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)75.65% (0.02000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 61.74%
    Portland Timbers 17.16%
    Draw 21.09%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 10.57%
2-0 @ 10.53%
2-1 @ 9.94%
3-0 @ 7% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.6% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 3.48% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 3.29% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.11% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-2 @ 1.55%
5-0 @ 1.39% (0.002 0)
5-1 @ 1.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 61.74%
1-1 @ 9.98% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-0 @ 5.31%
2-2 @ 4.69% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-3 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 21.09%
0-1 @ 5.01% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-2 @ 4.71% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
0-2 @ 2.36% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 1.48% (-0.002 -0)
2-3 @ 1.48% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.12%
Total : 17.16%

How you voted: Kansas vs Portland

Sporting Kansas City
77.8%
Draw
11.1%
Portland Timbers
11.1%
9
Head to Head
Feb 28, 2023 3am
Portland
1-0
Kansas
David Mosquera (6')
Zuparic (26'), Williamson (73'), Evander (89')

Thommy (16')
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
gameweek 27
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
gameweek 11
Portland
2-1
Kansas
Asprilla (36'), Loria (45+1')
Zuparic (38'), Zambrano (87')
Lindsey (28')
Fontas (69'), Espinoza (74'), Sanchez (83')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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