Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers prediction — MLS · Sun 11 Oct · 01:30 UK

MLS · Sun 11 Oct · 01:30 UK
Sporting Kansas City 33Draw 24Portland Timbers 43
Our call before kickoff
67%
Portland Timbers or draw
Landed
3.3
Goals expected
Full time
Final 3–3
Goal before half-time (before kick-off)
77%
Both teams score (before kick-off)
65%
3+ goals (before kick-off)
65%

How it finished

Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers drew 3–3. Bawler's model favoured Portland Timbers at 43% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 24%. It forecast 3.3 goals; the match produced 6. Sporting Kansas City had 12 shots (5 on target) to Portland Timbers' 9 (5), with 46% of the ball against 54%. Expected goals finished 1.8 to 1.4.

Sporting…Full-time statsPortland…
46%Possession54%
1.8Expected goals (xG)1.4
12Shots9
5Shots on target5
8Shots inside box4
3Big chances3
6Corners1
2Saves2
17Fouls9
1Offsides1
0Yellow cards1
What we publishedBeforeAfter
Our callPortland Timbers or draw 67%Draw (24% called)
Total goals3.36
Both teams to score65%Yes
Graded pickOver 1.5 goals 84%Landed

Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.

What we expected

What we expected before kickoff.

Sporting Kansas CityPortland Timbers
1.5
Goals+0.3
1.8
16.6
Shots+0.9
17.5
5.3
On target+1.1
6.5
4.1
Corners+1.8
5.8
Sporting Kansas CityPortland Timbers
0.5
Goals+0.1
0.6
7.4
Shots+0.7
8.1
2.3
On target+0.7
3.0
1.9
Corners+0.8
2.7
Sporting Kansas CityPortland Timbers
1.1
Goals+0.2
1.2
9.2
Shots+0.2
9.4
3.0
On target+0.5
3.5
2.2
Corners+0.9
3.1

Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.

Our numbers, most likely first

What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.

MarketProbability
Over 1.5 goals84%
Portland Timbers to score83%
Sporting Kansas City to score78%
Over 2.5 goals65%

First half — what we expected

Sporting Kansas City
47%
to score before half-time
Portland Timbers
57%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 77%

Sporting Kansas CityPortland Timbers
7.41st-half shots8.1
2.31st-half shots on target3.0
1.91st-half corners2.7

First-half chances

56%Chance of 7+ shots64%
34%Chance of 9+ shots41%
63%Chance of 2+ shots on target76%
22%Chance of 4+ shots on target35%
53%Chance of 2+ corners71%
16%Chance of 4+ corners30%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Sporting Kansas City7.49.2
Shots · Portland Timbers8.19.4
Shots on target · Sporting Kansas City2.33.0
Shots on target · Portland Timbers3.03.5
Corners · Sporting Kansas City1.92.2
Corners · Portland Timbers2.73.1
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).

Model inputs

Sporting Kansas City form (last 6)L W L W L D
Expected goals gap (home minus away)-0.3 / match
Head-to-head, last 5Sporting Kansas City 0 · Draws 1 · Portland Timbers 4
Portland Timbers in their league tableLower half

Head to head

May 2026Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City
May 2025Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
Apr 2025Sporting Kansas City 2–4 Portland Timbers
May 2024Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City
Apr 2024Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers
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Common questions

Who won Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers?

Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers drew 3–3. Bawler's model favoured Portland Timbers at 43% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 24%. It forecast 3.3 goals; the match produced 6. Sporting Kansas City had 12 shots (5 on target) to Portland Timbers' 9 (5), with 46% of the ball against 54%. Expected goals finished 1.8 to 1.4.

What was the final score in Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers?

Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers, played on 11 Oct 2026 in the USA: MLS. Bawler's model had gone into it with Sporting Kansas City 33%, the draw 24% and Portland Timbers 43%.

What were the stats in Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers?

Full-time: Possession 46%–54%, Expected goals (xG) 1.8–1.4, Shots 12–9, Shots on target 5–5, Shots inside box 8–4, Big chances 3–3, Corners 6–1, Saves 2–2, Fouls 17–9, Offsides 1–1, Yellow cards 0–1.

Did both teams score in Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers?

Yes — both Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers scored, finishing 3–3. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 65% before kickoff.

Was Bawler's prediction for Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers right?

Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Portland Timbers or draw 67%, it finished Draw (24% called); Total goals — we said 3.3, it finished 6; Both teams to score — we said 65%, it finished Yes; Graded pick — we said Over 1.5 goals 84%, it finished Landed.

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