Major League Soccer· Season 2025
Match Summary
Portland Timbers defeated Sporting Kansas City 4:2. The match was played in Major League Soccer 2025. Goals were scored by D. Ayala 10′, S. Suleymanov 16′, K. Kelsy 26′, D. Joveljic 33′ (pen.), K. Kelsy 49′, J. Miller 54′ (o.g.). 5 yellow cards were shown. Sporting Kansas City had 45% possession while Portland Timbers held 55%. Sporting Kansas City had 9 shots (6 on target) compared to 14 (8 on target) for Portland Timbers. Expected goals: Sporting Kansas City 2.17 — Portland Timbers 1.00. Sporting Kansas City made 5 substitutions, Portland Timbers made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 30′).
Match Events
Key match events between Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers — 6 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.
assist: D. Pereira da Costa
Penalty
Own Goal
Rivalry since 2012
Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers Head to Head Results· 28
Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers have met 28 times — Sporting Kansas City won 7, Portland Timbers won 13, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Portland Timbers leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 28 meetings. A combined 76 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.71 per match (32 for the home side, 44 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 13 matches (46%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 14 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Portland Timbers are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 7–2 in 2022.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 11 May 2026