Match Report
32 points for Portland Timbers (9th), 18 for Sporting KC (15th): a 14-point gap. Portland Timbers's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Portland Timbers 1.81 scored and 1.85 conceded per game, Sporting KC 1.16 and 2.52, with the league averaging 1.6.
Sporting KC's winless run stood at 7.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Portland Timbers have 4 wins to Sporting KC's 0, with 2 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Providence Park, capacity 25,218, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portland Timbers led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Kristoffer Velde (6'), Kevin Kelsy (15'), Cole Bassett (22'), Jake Davis (26' og), Ariel Lassiter (71'), Kevin Kelsy (74')
Key stats
Possession: Portland Timbers 63% · Sporting KC 37% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 4-4