Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers Prediction & Betting Tips

Form lines going in opposite directions

Kansas City's last 20 matches read four wins, two draws and fourteen losses, with 52 goals conceded against just 23 scored. That's a rough patch by any measure.

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Sporting Kansas City: 20 completed matches; Portland Timbers: 20 completed matches.

Sporting Kansas City

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

70% 14 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

52

Difference

-29

Portland Timbers

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

35

Difference

+8

Portland's equivalent run is eight wins, four draws and eight losses, with 43 scored and 35 against. Not free-scoring perfection, but a much steadier picture than their hosts.

Recent meetings favour the visitors

Looking back over recent meetings between these two, Portland have had the upper hand more often than not, including a 6-0 win away at Kansas City earlier this year.

There have been closer games too, and a couple of draws further back, so it's not a complete one-way story. But the balance of recent results does lean towards the Timbers.

A big gap in the table

Portland sit ninth with 32 points from 26 games, while Kansas City are down in fifteenth with just 18 points from 25. That's a sizeable gap in points and goal difference alike.

Kansas City have shipped far more than they've scored this season, and Portland have generally had the better balance of the two sides.

Portland go into this on the back of a stronger campaign overall.

Some fitness question marks on both sides

Kansas City have a handful of players listed as questionable or missing the fixture, including Afrifa, Bassong and Blorian among others. None of that is confirmed for matchday, but it's a longer list than you'd want.

Sporting Kansas City:

Penalty cards:

M. Mosquera x 1 x 3

Injury list:

S. Afrifa

Z. Bassong

O. Blorian

Capita

J. Davis

Diego Borges

I. James

Portland Timbers:

Best assist providers:

David Pereira da Costa - 7

Penalty cards:

K. Miller x 1 x 4

J. Fory x 1 x 3

Injury list:

A. Bonetig

D. Chara

C. Bassett

B. Bye

Z. McGraw

J. Mosquera

T. Muse

F. Surman

J. Waterman

A. Aravena

J. Caicedo

Portland have their own concerns too, with Chara, Bonetig and a few others carrying knocks. David Pereira da Costa remains their main creative influence with seven assists this season.

Putting it together

On paper, Portland arrive in the better shape: healthier form figures, a higher league position, and the recent head-to-head in their favour. Kansas City's home advantage is the main thing working against that trend.

Games between these two haven't always gone to script, and with both sides carrying injury doubts, there's enough uncertainty to keep this from being a straightforward reading.