Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 35Kick-off on September 8, 2019 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City?
Portland Timbers won 2-1 on September 8, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 65′B. FeilhaberSporting Kansas City
- 83′J. EbobissePortland Timbers
- 90′B. FernándezPortland Timbers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2019 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Atlanta United FC(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Chicago Fire(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2019 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2019 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 18, 2019 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Orlando City SC(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2019 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Portland Timbers win(s), 3 draw(s), 2 Sporting Kansas City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City 2-3 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Portland Timbers 0-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers on Nov 30, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Portland Timbers score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers | 1.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portland Timbers sit 9th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 21 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 28 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Sep 1, 2019San Jose Earthquakes3-0Orlando City SC
- Sep 1, 2019Portland Timbers1-0Real Salt Lake
- Sep 1, 2019Seattle Sounders4-3Los Angeles Galaxy
- Sep 2, 2019Los Angeles FC0-2Minnesota United FC
- Sep 7, 2019New York City FC2-1New England Revolution
- Sep 7, 2019Orlando City SC2-2Los Angeles FC
- Sep 7, 2019FC Cincinnati1-5Toronto FC
- Sep 8, 2019Colorado Rapids2-0Seattle Sounders