Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on July 31, 2016 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers?
Sporting Kansas City won 1-0 on July 31, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 50′Jacob PetersonSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Portland Timbers have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2016 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 11, 2016 | New York City FC(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 3, 2016 | Columbus Crew(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2016 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2016 | CF Montreal(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 10, 2016 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2016 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 Portland Timbers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2015 | Portland Timbers 3-3 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 4, 2015 | Portland Timbers 0-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 10, 2015 | Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 22, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Portland Timbers | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 28, 2014 | Portland Timbers 0-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 25, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Portland Timbers | US Open Cup |
Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City on Oct 30, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.4 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Portland Timbers | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (15 points from 21 matches) and Portland Timbers sit 9th (28 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 28 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 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
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- Jul 23, 2016New England Revolution1-0Chicago Fire
- Jul 23, 2016Columbus Crew2-2Orlando City SC
- Jul 23, 2016CF Montreal5-1Philadelphia Union
- Jul 24, 2016Houston Dynamo0-0Vancouver Whitecaps
- Jul 24, 2016Colorado Rapids1-1FC Dallas
- Jul 24, 2016New York Red Bulls4-1New York City FC
- Jul 24, 2016Sporting Kansas City3-0Seattle Sounders