Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City

28 February 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Juan Mosquera 6’

Match summary

Portland Timbers beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. Portland Timbers led 1-0 at half-time.

Juan Mosquera put Portland Timbers ahead in the 6th minute.

Sporting Kansas City can feel hard done by, creating 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Portland Timbers's 0.95 from 7.

Key events

Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Marvin LoríaShot on target

5’

Juan MosqueraRight foot shot

1-0

6’

16’

Erik ThommyFoul

24’

Erik ThommyShot on target

24’

Erik ThommyShot on target

Dario ŽuparićFoul

26’

Santiago MorenoYimmi Chará

33’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

Nathan FogaçaJarosław Niezgoda

62’

70’

Felipe HernándezRóger Espinoza

71’

Marinos TzionisErik Thommy

Eryk WilliamsonFoul

73’

Tim LeiboldBen Sweat

Marvin LoríaShot on target

73’

76’

Khiry SheltonShot on target

77’

Dániel SallóiShot on target

Diego GutiérrezMarvin Loría

80’

Cristhian ParedesEryk Williamson

80’

EvanderFoul

89’

Nathan FogaçaShot on target

90+2’

Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Portland Timbers 0.95 xGSporting Kansas City 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Portland Timbers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portland Timbers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


David Bingham	90′	4	0	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Juan Mosquera	90′	5	2	–	8	2	42	1	1	–	–
Dario Župarić	90′	1	–	2	3	1	39	1	–	–
Zac McGraw	90′	4	1	2	11	6	35	–	–	–	–
Justin Rasmussen	90′	2	–	1	3	–	36	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Eryk Williamson Taken off	80′	–	–	39	1	0.03	1	1	6	2	3
Diego Chará	90′	–	–	36	–	0.01	4	3	8	1	2	–
Yimmi Chará Taken off	33′	–	1	6	1	0.02	1	–	1	–	–	–
Evander	90′	–	–	37	–	0.17	–	–	6	4	1
Marvin Loría Taken off	80′	–	–	24	–	0.02	2	–	4	–	–	–
Cristhian Paredes Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	1	0.00	–	1	–	1	–	–
Diego Gutiérrez Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jarosław Niezgoda Taken off	62′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	4	–	13	–
Santiago Moreno Came on as a substitute	57′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	1	5	–	37	–
Nathan Fogaça Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	1	0.30	0.07	1	2	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	3	1	16	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Graham Zusi	90′	–	2	–	4	–	50	1	–	–	–
Robert Voloder	90′	3	1	–	7	2	60	–	–	–	–
Andreu Fontàs	90′	2	2	–	4	2	74	–	–	–	–
Ben Sweat Taken off	73′	–	–	–	3	2	50	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Róger Espinoza Taken off	70′	–	–	49	–	0.03	2	1	2	1	–	–
Rémi Walter	90′	–	–	63	1	0.03	3	4	7	1	1	–
Erik Thommy Taken off	71′	–	–	25	2	0.16	2	–	5	1	2
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	–	37	1	0.25	1	3	4	–	1	–
Felipe Hernández Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	8	2	0.29	–	–	1	2	1	–
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	8	1	0.06	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Khiry Shelton	90′	–	–	1	1	0.14	0.11	2	9	3	28	–
William Agada	90′	–	–	1	–	0.23	0.01	1	3	–	17	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Portland Timbers W W D L L

Sporting Kansas City D W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 4-1 Portland Timbers, 21 Aug 22 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 4-1 Portland Timbers, 28 May 23 All Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.