Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Major League Soccer Picks
On Saturday night, there' MLS action at Providence Park, where the Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City will go up against each other for the first time in 2026. The hosts need to bounce back after losing to RSL without putting up much of a fight last time out, while the visitors will be hoping to improve further after picking up a precious point last time out.
Having finally stopped the rot by tying with the Seattle Sounders, picking up points for the first time in seven games, the SKC boys may just fancy themselves to secure a long overdue victory, though winning at Providence Park won't be easy, even if the hosts have been a little in and out of form of late. In the betting, it may be worth siding with visiting forward Dejan Joveljic to find the net. Read below to find out why.
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Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19
|
21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -1 |
|
28
|
14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -26 |
Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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Apr 14, 2026 - US Open Cup
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0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
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Oct 18, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 17, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2026 - US Open Cup
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Portland Timbers against Sporting Kansas City : Head to Head (H2H)
83 %
17 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
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Portland Timbers against Sporting Kansas City Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
T. Muse
DefenderA. Bonetig
S. Jura
I. Smith
D. Chara
A. Lassister
J. Ortiz
A. Aravena
F. Mora
J. Pulskamp
R. Schewe
DefenderI. James
Z. Bassong
P. Lurot
MidfielderM. Tschantret
ForwardC. Harris
S. Afrifa
T. Calheira
Missing players
J. Mosquera
Z. McGraw
MidfielderO. Fernandez
D. Borges
J. Reynolds
J. Miller
MidfielderK. Agyabeng
Most goals and assists
Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City
K. Kelsy
(8 Goals)
D. Joveljic
(8 Goals)
D. Da Costa
(5 Assists)
M. Garcia
(3 Assists)
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C. Harris
(3 Assists)
Portland Timbers - Sporting Kansas City Key Points
- Dejan Joveljic found the net last time out and should be feeling confident.
- When these two teams met last season, Dejan Joveljic scored.
- In Major League Soccer this season, Dejan Joveljic has scored an average of 0.50 goals per 90 minutes.
- No Sporting Kansas City player has taken more shots than Dejan Joveljic this season.
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Our Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction
The current crop of Sporting Kansas City players don't have a habit of making life easy for themselves, but thankfully, they do have Dejan Joveljic to rely upon. The Serbian forward, when fed sufficiently, offer a huge goal threat, and as he found the net last time out, he should got to Providence Park with his tail up.
A confident Joveljic is dangerous, there's no doubt about that, and if we consider that the hosts have been quite open in recent weeks, then it's easy to feel that SKC's main man is a little more likely to notch than early odds of +195 may have us believe.
Our Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City Pick: Dejan Joveljic to Score.
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