Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on April 22, 2012 at 02:38 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City?
Portland Timbers won 1-0 on April 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 42′Chance MyersPortland Timbers (o.g.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 7, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2012 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 2, 2012 | Chivas USA(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2012 | FC Dallas(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Portland Timbers score 1.3 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 6; Sporting Kansas City score 1.7 and concede 0.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0 | 5/6 | 4/6 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.7 | 0.3 | 5 | 2/7 | 3/7 |
Over the last 6 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
- Apr 18, 2012DC United1-1CF Montreal
- Apr 19, 2012Whitecaps1-3Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 21, 2012Toronto FC2-3Chicago Fire
- Apr 21, 2012Columbus Crew2-2Houston Dynamo
- Apr 22, 2012Colorado Rapids1-2Los Angeles Galaxy
- Apr 22, 2012Whitecaps1-0FC Dallas
- Apr 22, 2012Chivas USA0-1Philadelphia Union
- Apr 22, 2012San Jose Earthquakes3-1Real Salt Lake