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Major League Soccer
Apr 7, 2024 at 6.45pm UK
Children's Mercy Park
Portland Timbers

Kansas
3 - 3
Portland

Agade (13', 45+3'), Rosero (38')
Rosero (25'), Rodriguez (48'), Davis (90+8')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Evander (64' pen.), Mora (66'), Miller (81')
Miller (34'), Miller (82')

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: Toronto 1-3 Kansas
Saturday, March 30 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Vancouver 3-2 Portland
Sunday, March 31 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Portland Timbers

Both sides have their share of quality attacking pieces, though neither are particularly sharp on the back end, thus we expect to see an open match with chances at either end, but no one with a decisive edge. 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 52.6%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 24.51% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.63%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
52.6% (0.024000000000001 0.02) 22.88% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 24.51% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Both teams to score 58.22% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.99% (0.026999999999994 0.03)42.01% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.58% (0.027999999999999 0.03)64.41% (-0.026999999999987 -0.03)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.99% (0.019000000000005 0.02)16.01% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.66% (0.033000000000001 0.03)45.33% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.32% (0.0019999999999953 0)30.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.07% (0.0020000000000024 0)66.93%
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 52.6%
    Portland Timbers 24.51%
    Draw 22.88%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.0010000000000012 0)
1-0 @ 9% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 5.95% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-0 @ 5.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 3.51% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-1 @ 2.72% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 2.31% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.61% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.49%
Total : 52.6%
1-1 @ 10.63%
2-2 @ 5.75% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 4.91% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.38% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 22.88%
1-2 @ 6.28% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-1 @ 5.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.43% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 2.47% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.27% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 1.35% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 24.51%

How you voted: Kansas vs Portland

Sporting Kansas City
37.5%
Draw
50.0%
Portland Timbers
12.5%
8
Head to Head
May 28, 2023 8pm
Kansas
4-1
Portland
Thommy (33'), Salloi (66'), Mabiala (68' og.), Hernandez (90+3')
Fontas (47'), Radoja (72'), Shelton (85')
Boli (8')
Loria (89')
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
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')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7New York City FCNY City104241110114
8DC United113531617-114
9Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
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
3Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy105322117418
5Austin FCAustin114431413116
6Colorado RapidsColorado104331615115
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
12Seattle SoundersSeattle10235131309
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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