Albert
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My Prediction
Portland Timbers by 2Now, I'll settle in folks, let's talk about our upcoming match, shall we? The Portland Timbers go head-to-head with Sporting Kansas City. Here's a bit of color on what we're looking at.
In goal, the Timbers will have James Pantemis with a solid 7.47 rating and 14 saves, or possibly Maxime Crépeau trailing slightly with a 6.40 rating and 4 saves. On the other end, Sporting Kansas City has John Pulskamp ready and waiting, with a 6.92 rating and 15 saves under his belt.
The Timbers are fielding powerhouses like David Pereira da Costa who scored 1 goal with 5 shots on goal last month and Jonathan Rodríguez, who also showed promising performance with his 1 goal and 2 shots on goal. Meanwhile, Felipe Mora is a hard-hitter too with 3 goals and 5 shots on goal.
As for Sporting Kansas City, their asset Manu García had 1 goal, 1 shot on goal and a commendable 83.5% of accurate passes. Erik Thommy and Dániel Sallói are the other two top players with accurate pass rate of 90.5% and 71.7% respectively. Thommy scored 1 goal with 1 shot on goal, while Sallói, well, he outperformed with 2 goals and 4 shots on goal.
If we take a little trip down memory lane, the Timbers have had the upper hand against Sporting Kansas City in the past. Most recently, they chalked up a nice 4-2 graffiti over Sporting's wall back in April 2025.
In the regular season, the Timbers have a better looking record with 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, compared to Sporting Kansas City's 3-1-7. And in the recent games, again the Timbers have had a trendier run, including a sexy 4-2 win over LA Galaxy just last month.
So, do we have a winner? Let's see. By applying my brilliant predictive powers - and stylish haircut, of course - it would seem that the Timbers could potentially knock a goal or two past their opponents.
Albert’s Prediction: Portland Timbers by 2
Albert
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