Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers

MLS - Regular season 13 Apr 2025, 18:15
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
2–4
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 P. Lauziere Round 12

Match report

Portland Timbers beat Sporting KC 4-2 in the MLS - Regular season on 13 April 2025.

Portland Timbers had 14 shots to Sporting KC's 9.

The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas), with P. Lauziere in charge.

Half-time 2-2 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 9 - 14 On target 6 - 8 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 9 - 16 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Kevin Kelsy
Portland Timbers · 2 goals
8 Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 1 goal
8 David Ayala 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Stephen Afrifa captained the side
8 James Pantemis 4 saves
First half vs second half
Portland Timbers came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 4–9
Shots On Goal 3–3 3–5
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–2 4–5
Attacks 51–37 52–46
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
2 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
103 Attacks 83
52 Dangerous Attacks 27
4 On Target 8
4 Off Target 5
9 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 8
2 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 16
6 Corners 7
4 Offsides 3
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 4
5 Saves 4
421 Passes Total 498
361 Passes Accurate 438
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
1 J. Pulskamp
11 K. Shelton 15 J. Miller 24 J. Fernández 18 L. Ndenbe
17 J. Davis 16 J. Bartlett 21 M. García
93 M. Suleymanov 9 D. Joveljić 10 D. Sallói
Portland Timbers · 4-2-3-1
41 J. Pantemis
29 J. Mosquera 20 F. Surman 4 K. Miller 23 I. Smith
21 D. Chará 24 D. Ayala
30 S. Moreno 10 D. Costa 11 A. Alves
19 K. Kelsy
Sporting KC
Coach
K. Zavagnin
Substitutes
  • 26 Erik Thommy
  • 14 Tim Leibold
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 30 Stephen Afrifa
  • 23 William Agada
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 22 Zorhan Bassong
  • 5 Daniel Rosero Valencia
  • 13 Mason Toye
Portland Timbers
Coach
P. Neville
Substitutes
  • 5 Claudio Bravo
  • 14 Jonathan Rodríguez
  • 17 Cristhian Paredes
  • 7 Ariel Lassiter
  • 9 Felipe Mora
  • 16 Maxime Crépeau
  • 15 Eric Miller
  • 13 Dario Župarić
  • 80 Joao Ortíz
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Bravo ↓ I. Smith Portland Timbers
  • 55' ↑ E. Thommy ↓ S. Suleymanov Sporting KC
  • 69' ↑ T. Leibold ↓ L. Ndenbe Sporting KC
  • 69' ↑ M. Rodríguez ↓ K. Shelton Sporting KC
  • 69' ↑ C. Paredes ↓ D. Chará Portland Timbers
  • 69' ↑ J. Rodríguez ↓ S. Moreno Portland Timbers
  • 76' ↑ F. Mora ↓ K. Kelsy Portland Timbers
  • 76' ↑ A. Lassiter ↓ Antony Portland Timbers
  • 88' ↑ S. Afrifa ↓ J. Bartlett Sporting KC
  • 89' ↑ W. Agada ↓ Manu García Sporting KC
Cards
  • 22' I. Smith Portland Timbers
  • 28' Antony Portland Timbers
  • 45+6' J. Fernandez Sporting KC
  • 58' D. Chara Portland Timbers
  • 78' A. Lassiter Portland Timbers
Head-to-head
Sporting KC 1 5 draws 6 Portland Timbers
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2024-05-26 Portland Timbers vs Sporting KC 2 - 1
2024-04-07 Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers 3 - 3
2023-02-28 Portland Timbers vs Sporting KC 1 - 0
Recent form
Sporting KC D D D L L
Portland Timbers D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers?
Sporting KC lost 2-4 against Portland Timbers on 13 April 2025.
Who won Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers?
Portland Timbers won the match 4-2.
Where was Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers played?
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas).
Who had more possession in Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers?
Portland Timbers had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.