Sporting Kansas City vs Portland Timbers Best odds and tips

Sporting Kansas City will look to exploit possession when the two Western Conference clubs meet on Sunday. The home side, who beat St. Louis City 2–0 two days ago, have won only one of their last five meetings with the Timbers and could be vulnerable to the visitors’ counter-attacking play. The Timbers, who drew 0–0 away to Austin FC two days ago, have a strong record in this fixture, having won three of the last five meetings between the clubs. Phil Neville’s men, who have one win, one draw and one defeat away from home in MLS 2025, are a pragmatic team that are likely to adapt their tactics to whatever Sporting Kansas City do. The hosts, who have one win, one draw and two defeats at home in MLS 2025, have been a little inconsistent in the early part of the season. Kerry Zavagnin, who took charge on March 31, has yet to stamp his identity on the team and they could be vulnerable to counterattacks on Sunday as their pressing has declined.

Sporting Kansas City have scored six goals in their last five games, but three of those have been scored by Dejan Joveljic, who has four in seven MLS 2025 appearances. Antony has scored the same number of goals in the same number of games for Portland, but three of his strikes have come in the last five games, during which time the Timbers have scored six. The Timbers are a more cohesive unit and have had eight days to recover from their last match, a home game against Houston Dynamo FC, while Sporting Kansas City played two days ago. Portland are worth a small bet to win this match, but the odds on Sporting Kansas City to win are also tempting at 2.40 compared to 2.75 for the visitors. A wager on both teams to score looks more promising given the goals that have been flying in for both clubs recently.