Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City prediction: USA: MLS betting tips on match 2025-05-10 02:30.
[p]The upcoming match in the MLS will feature Portland Timbers hosting Sporting Kansas City at Providence Park in Portland, OR. Both teams will be looking to improve their standings in the competition.[/p]
[p]Portland Timbers currently holds the 3rd position in the standings after playing eleven matches. They have achieved five wins, three draws, and three losses, with a total score of twenty-one to nineteen, resulting in a score difference of two. At home, Portland Timbers is ranked 9th, having played five matches, winning two, drawing two, and losing one, with a total score of nine to nine. In their last competitive match, Portland Timbers faced San Jose Earthquakes and suffered a four to one defeat. Key players for Portland Timbers include Pereira da Costa David, who stands on shared 8th to 9th place in the top assistants table with five assists, and Santiago Moreno and David Ayala, both selected based on their average rating of the last five matches in the tournament. Absences for Portland Timbers include Diego Chara, Jonathan Javier Rodriguez Portillo, James Pantemis, and Jimer Fory, all due to leg injuries.[/p]
[p]Sporting Kansas City is currently ranked 12th in the standings after eleven matches. They have secured three wins, one draw, and seven losses, with a total score of seventeen to twenty-one, resulting in a score difference of negative four. In away matches, Sporting Kansas City is also ranked 12th, having played five matches, winning one and losing four, with a total score of eight to ten. In their last competitive match, Sporting Kansas City defeated Los Angeles Galaxy one to zero. Key players for Sporting Kansas City include Shapi Suleymanov, Manu Garcia, and Erik Thommy, all selected based on their average rating of the last five matches in the tournament. Absences for Sporting Kansas City include Joaquin Fernandez due to a muscle injury and Khiry Shelton due to an injury.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City in the MLS, Portland Timbers has won three times, Sporting Kansas City has won once, and one match ended in a draw. The most recent encounter between these teams took place in April 2025, where Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City four to two.[/p]
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[p]The offence of Portland Timbers is outstanding and is better than the offence of Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City has scored seventeen goals (shared 12th to 14th position in the competition) so far, while Portland Timbers has scored twenty-one goals (shared 3rd to 5th position in the competition) so far. The defence of Portland Timbers is below average, but it is still better than the defence of Sporting Kansas City. Portland Timbers has conceded nineteen goals (shared 25th to 26th position in the competition) so far, while Sporting Kansas City has conceded twenty-one goals (shared 29th to 30th position in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats[/p]
[p] – Portland Timbers are in the Top 3 teams for the most corner kicks conceded in the league this season. In 34 matches they have conceded 66 corner kicks (the league average is 48.8) at an average of 1.9 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Portland Timbers are unbeaten in the last 9 home league matches against Sporting Kansas City.[/p]
[p] – Sporting Kansas City have lost 4 of their last 5 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Portland Timbers have scored in their last 5 home league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips, Prediction[/p]
[p] – None of the last 9 H2H league matches between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City saw both teams score in both halves.[/p]
[p] – Portland Timbers have scored at least 1 goal in the last 9 H2H league matches against Sporting Kansas City.[/p]
[p] – At least 1 goal was scored in the last 9 H2H league matches between Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City.[/p]
[p] – Score prediction: At most 4 goals in total (under 4.5).[/p]
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