Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City
Ref: Ramy Touchan, USAProvidence Park, Portland, Oregon · 25,518 cap
Match recap
Portland Timbers beat Sporting Kansas City 6–0 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Velde, Kelsy, Bassett, Davis, Lassiter, and Kelsy scored for Portland Timbers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.50 for Portland Timbers versus 0.49 for Sporting Kansas City. Portland Timbers sit 10th in the Major League Soccer table while Sporting Kansas City are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Velde
Assist: Pereira da Costa
⚽
Kelsy
Assist: Pereira da Costa
19'
Johnsen
Yellow Card
⚽
Bassett
Assist: Kelsy
⚽
Davis (OG)
Caicedo
Yellow Card
41'
Davis
Yellow Card
45+3'
Reid
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Manu García
46'
⇄
Suleymanov
⇄
Caicedo
53'
Bartlow
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Johnsen
⇄
Bassett
⇄
Pereira da Costa
⇄
Fory
⇄
Antony
⚽
Lassiter
72'
⇄
Joveljić
⚽
Kelsy
Assist: Lassiter
76'
Capita
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Capita
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | +33 | 50 |
| 9 |  Seattle Sounders | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 |  Portland Timbers | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 |  Real Salt Lake | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 32 |
| 14 |  Minnesota United FC | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -32 | 21 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Portland TimbersSporting Kansas City
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.50VS0.49
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
7
7
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
729
Total passes
413
679
Accurate passes
361
93%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 0 won
11
Fouls
20
1
Yellow cards
5
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
6
-3.40
Goals prevented
-3.40
Portland Timbers
4-2-3-1
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Portland Timbers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4K. MillerD
- 5B. ByeD
- 10David Pereira da CostaM
- 11AntonyM
- 17C. BassettM
- 19K. KelsyF
- 20F. SurmanD
- 27J. ForyD
- 30J. CaicedoM
- 41J. PantemisG
- 99K. VeldeM
Substitutes
- 6A. BonetigD
- 7A. LassiterF
- 9F. MoraF
- 16S. JuraD
- 21D. CharáM
- 23Ian SmithD
- 25T. MuseG
- 28A. AravenaF
- 80J. OrtizM
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 6Manu GarcíaF
- 7CapitaM
- 8J. DavisD
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 16J. BartlettM
- 23E. BartlowD
- 28Wyatt MeyerD
- 30S. ClevelandG
- 93M. SuleymanovM
- 99J. ReidD
Substitutes
- 1J. PulskampG
- 2I. JamesD
- 11C. HarrisF
- 14M. TschantretM
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 22Z. BassongD
- 36R. ScheweG
- 41P. LurotD
Portland Timbers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kelsy | F | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Kristoffer Velde | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0/1 |
| Cole Bassett | M | 61 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kamal Miller(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Pereira Da Costa | M | 61 | 7.6 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Finn Surman | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Pantemis | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antony Alves | M | 61 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| José Caicedo | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jímer Fory | D | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brandon Bye | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Felipe Mora | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sawyer Jura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bonetig | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Muse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ariel Lassiter | F | 29 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ian Smith | D | 29 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joao Ortíz | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Chará | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Aravena | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manu García | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Shapi Suleymanov | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Bartlett | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Capita | M | 76 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Cleveland | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Reid | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Wyatt Meyer | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Davis | D | 90 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| John Pulskamp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Schewe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Lurot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Harris | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Calheira | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ian James | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zorhan Bassong | D | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |