Sporting Kansas City have a problem coming Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park (6:30pm; KO is 6:55pm) hosting Portland Timbers. It’s solvable. But it’s definitely a problem.
Portland Timbers, though currently in 8th place in MLS’s Western Conference, had been on a 10-match unbeaten streak before their 3-1 loss at resurgent Toronto FC last weekend. Yes, many of those matches were draws, but the Timbers have also scored the third most goals in the West. And you may remember that 7-2 Sporting loss in Portland on May 14th.