Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City Live Stream, Predictions (May 11)

📏 Form Guide

Portland Timbers

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Portland Timbers will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-3 US Open Cup victory over Tacoma Defiance.

For Portland Timbers, the goals were scored by Zac McGraw (33') and Kevin Kelsy (90'). Osaze De Rosario (48') was the scorer for Tacoma Defiance.

Fixtures featuring Portland Timbers have tended to be lively ones lately with high scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 23 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 12 of these being chalked up by Portland Timbers. Such a pattern might not be continued into this next game, however.

Sporting Kansas City

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Sporting Kansas City go into this match following a 1-0 MLS win with the downing of Los Angeles Galaxy in their last outing.

In that game, Sporting Kansas City managed 29% possession and 0 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. LA Galaxy got 11 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Maya Yoshida (13' Own goal) was the scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.

In their previous 6 clashes, Sporting Kansas City have bagged a total of 12 goals. Sporting Kansas City have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have seen 11 goals go into their own net.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 21/08/2022 tells us that Portland Timbers have won 3 of these and Sporting Kansas City 2, with the tally of draws being 1.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 26 in total which averages out at 4.33 goals per match.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was MLS match day 12 on 13/04/2025 when the final score was Sporting Kansas City 2-4 Portland Timbers.

That day, Sporting Kansas City had 46% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Shapi Suleymanov (16'), Dejan Joveljić (33') and Jansen Miller (54' Own goal).

Portland Timbers had 14 shots at goal with 8 on target. David Ayala (10') and Kevin Kelsy (26', 49') scored.

The match was refereed by Pierre-Luc Lauziere.

🗞️ Team News: Portland Timbers

It seems likely that The Timbers will possibly go for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, beginning the first half with Maxime Crépeau, Juan Mosquera, Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, Claudio Bravo, Joao Ortiz, David Ayala, Santiago Moreno, David Costa, Antony and Felipe Mora.

🗞️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

We reckon that SKC seem most likely to make use of a 4-5-1 system, choosing John Pulskamp, Andrew Brody, Jansen Miller, Robert Voloder, Logan Ndenbe, M. Suleymanov, Manu García, Jacob Bartlett, Nemanja Radoja, Dániel Sallói and Dejan Joveljić.

🔮 Prediction

It looks to us like Sporting Kansas City will do well to be putting goals past a Portland Timbers team who will likely own this match if all goes as we expect it to.

We are predicting a very comprehensive 3-0 margin for Portland Timbers after 90 minutes.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90 minute result market, putting your money on Portland Timbers is best priced at 1.73, backing the draw is 4 & staking on the winner to be Sporting Kansas City is 4.5. They are the top bets being offered at the current time.

Victor Martins, 21:01 09/05/2025