Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers: the preview
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DateSaturday, October 10
Time20:30
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLS 2026 · Matchday 28
Current form
How each side arrives and where they stand.
Recent form
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
8° with 32 points 9W · 5D · 11L · 47:47
15° with 18 points 5W · 3D · 16L · 26:59
L
D
W
L
D
W
Averages 2.17 goals for and 2 goals against per match
W
L
L
L
D
L
Averages 1.33 goals for and 2.17 goals against per match
| L | @ FC Dallas | 1-2 |
| D | St. Louis City | 2-2 |
| W | Minnesota United | 5-4 |
| L | Austin FC | 1-2 |
| D | @ Los Angeles FC | 1-1 |
| W | Los Angeles FC | 3-1 |
| L | @ FC Dallas | 3-4 |
| L | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-3 |
| L | @ Atlanta United | 1-2 |
| D | St. Louis City | 1-1 |
Where they stand Group B
| Team | MP | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 25 | +7 | 43 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | +4 | 43 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | +8 | 41 |
| 5 | St. Louis City | 25 | +7 | 41 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 26 | +14 | 40 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | +1 | 35 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | San Diego FC | 24 | +5 | 30 |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 26 | -9 | 30 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Minnesota United | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Austin FC | 24 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 24 | -33 | 18 |
How they play
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
49.3%
44.8%
3.7
4.2
12.7
14.3
4
5.2
10.1
11.3
Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 6 respectively).
The difference-makers
Who scores, when they score and who starts.
Who scores the goals
Portland Timbers
| Kevin Kelsy | 9 | goals | ||
| Kristoffer Velde | 8 | goals | ||
| Ariel Lassiter | 4 | goals | ||
| Felipe Mora | 4 | goals | ||
| Vincent Janssen | 3 | goals |
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljić | 8 | goals | ||
| Taylor Calheira | 3 | goals | ||
| Stephen Afrifa | 3 | goals | ||
| Calvin Harris | 3 | goals | ||
| Jacob Bartlett | 2 | goals |
When they score
Portland Timbers 45 goals
6
1-15
8
16-30
6
31-45
5
46-60
8
61-75
12
76-90
Sporting Kansas City 26 goals
1
1-15
5
16-30
6
31-45
4
46-60
6
61-75
4
76-90
Head to head
What happened every time they met.
Head-to-head record
1Portland Timbers won
0draws
0Sporting Kansas City won
Who scored in these meetings
K. Kelsy
2
K. Velde
1
C. Bassett
1
A. Lassiter
1
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
6
0
in 1 meeting
| Matchday | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | Portland Timbers 6-0 Sporting Kansas City | MLS 2026 |