2019 MLS Regular Season – Week 27
Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City
Providence Park – Portland
September 7 – 10:30 PM ET
STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on DAZN in Canada
Separated by three points just below the playoff line in the Western Conference, the Portland Timbers host Sporting Kansas City in a critical six-pointer Saturday night at Providence Park.
The Timbers (12-11-4) are two points below the playoff line following a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake at Providence Park Saturday night. Diego Valeri capitalized on a midfield turnover and slipped a knuckling shot past Nick Rimando for the game's lone goal in the 16th minute. Portland finished with 10 men after Renzo Zambrano was shown a red card for putting his hands on referee Nima Saghafi.
Sporting Kansas City (10-11-7) extended a season-high winning streak to three games and moved within five points of the playoff line with a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at Children's Mercy Park Saturday night. Johnny Russell headed in the lone goal in the 12th minute off an assist from Graham Smith.
Portland vs. Sporting KC
Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 PM ET
Providence Park
Portland Timbers
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Kendall McIntosh (GK) - right foot injury
- OUT: Jeff Attinella (GK)- right shoulder injury
- OUT: Modou Jadama (D)- left foot injury
- OUT: Larrys Mabiala (D) - left thigh injury
- OUT: Julio Cascante (D) - left thigh injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Marco Farfan (M) - left knee injury
- QUESTIONABLE: Zarek Valentin (D) - left upper leg injury
- Suspended: Renzo Zambrano (M)
- Suspended after next caution: Larrys Mabiala (D)
- International duty: Andres Flores (M), Cristhian Paredes (M), Renzo Zambrano (M)
Sporting Kansas City
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Rodney Wallace (D) - hip injury
- OUT: Adrian Zendejas (GK) - back injury
- Suspended: Felipe Gutierrez (M)
- Suspended after next caution: Roger Espinoza (M)
- International duty: Felipe Gutierrez (M), Botond Barath (D), Krisztian Nemeth (F), Nicolas Hasler (D), Johnny Russell (F), Gianluca Busio (M)
Series Matchup at Timbers
- Timbers: 2 wins, 5 goals
- Sporting KC: 4 wins, 5 goals
- 2 draws
Officials
- Referee: Alex Chilowicz
- Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Cory Richardson
- 4th Official:Tim Ford
- VAR: Malik Badawi
