Major League Soccer · Matchday 28

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers

· Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City

Alin prediction Sporting Kansas City to win

Cblended with market odds

Predicted score 2 – 1

8% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Sporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
Best market odds
Sporting Kansas City2.41 Draw4.17 Portland Timbers2.62
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Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceSporting Kansas CityDrawPortland Timbers
Model42%22%36%
Market39%24%37%
Published40%23%37%
Edge+2%-2%-1%
  • Better recent form: 2 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Sporting Kansas City below the model: +2.5 percentage points of edge.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page. Best available price on the pick: 2.41, recorded — the top price across the 8 books we record, each at its own last update.

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Sporting Kansas City, 28 snapshots since 2026-09-23.

Opened 2.55Now 2.36 -0.19
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Sporting Kansas City2.552.36-0.19
Draw3.903.91+0.01
Portland Timbers2.332.50+0.17

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

2.08Sporting Kansas City
1.94Portland Timbers
Total expected goals
4.03
Attack rating (Sporting Kansas City / Portland Timbers)
1.00 / 1.11
Defence rating (Sporting Kansas City / Portland Timbers)
1.27 / 1.21

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 2.5% 2.7% 3.4% 2.2% 1.7% 1 3.0% 7.9% 7.0% 4.5% 3.4% 2 3.9% 7.5% 7.3% 4.7% 3.6% 3 2.7% 5.2% 5.1% 3.3% 2.5% 4+ 2.3% 4.4% 4.3% 2.8% 2.1%

Rows: Sporting Kansas City goals. Columns: Portland Timbers goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 97%
Over 1.5 92%
Over 2.5 77%
Over 3.5 57%
Both teams to score
76%
No goals (0–0)
3%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Sporting Kansas City40%2.51
Draw23%4.30
Portland Timbers37%2.71
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.577%1.31
Under 2.523%4.27
Both teams to scoreYes76%1.32
No24%4.12
Double chance1X (Sporting Kansas City or draw)63%1.58
12 (either side)77%1.30
X2 (draw or Portland Timbers)60%1.66
Handicap -1Sporting Kansas City win by 2+24%4.17
Push (exactly one goal)18%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

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Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers recent form

Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 4L
Portland Timbers 1W 1D 4L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Sporting Kansas City at home

Record (W-D-L)
3-3-7
Win rate
23%
Goals for / match
1.38
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 13
  • They have won 6 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 1.2 goals per match.
  • They have failed to score in 9 of 26 matches.

Portland Timbers away

Record (W-D-L)
2-2-9
Win rate
15%
Goals for / match
1.31
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 13
  • They have won 9 of their 26 league games this season, scoring 1.8 goals per match.
  • They average 2.2 goals per game at home against 1.3 on the road.
  • They have failed to score in 5 of 26 matches.
  • They have converted 2 of 3 penalties (67%).
  • 37% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

League matches this season before kick-off: Sporting Kansas City at home only, Portland Timbers away only.

Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers head-to-head

Last 3 meetings: Sporting Kansas City 0 · draws 0 · Portland Timbers 3.

Sporting Kansas CityDrawsPortland Timbers
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-10Portland Timbers6-0Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
2025-05-11Portland Timbers1-0Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
2025-04-13Sporting Kansas City2-4Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Other Matchday 28 fixtures

Prediction snapshot Sporting Kansas City to win Predicted score 2 – 1 C Bet on Sporting Kansas City