Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 4/13/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/10/2025

Game: Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS

TV: FOX

Sporting KC (1-1-5) will try to beat the Timbers (3-2-2) at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS on Sunday. Sporting Kansas City is priced at +110 and the Timbers are at -130. The over/under comes in at 3. The expected starting goaltenders are John Pulskamp for Kansas City and James Pantemis for Portland.

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The Wizards rank 26th when it comes to xG with 6.4, and the xGA are coming in at 10.5. KC has conceded 12 goals while surrendering 1.71 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team have tallied 27 SoT on them. The team's difference in goals is at -4 with the help of 8 goals scored and 12 goals given up. They have recorded 1 clean sheet, which has them at a percentage of 14.3% for the year. Sporting KC has tallied 15 saves and have earned a save percentage of 55.6% on the season. Kansas City has compiled 18 yellow cards this year. On the season, the team is averaging 0.57 pts per match (4 points) and also sit at 21st in MLS with 5 assists.

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The Portland Timbers have recorded 9 goals and this squad's expected goals over the course of the season is sitting at 7.4. Their goals against per 90 is 1.14 in addition to 22 saves, and they have amassed 3 clean sheets. On the season, Portland has a save percentage of 75.0% (32 shots on target against), and they also rank 14th in the league with 11 pts. Portland Timbers is ranked 13th concerning goals against with 8, and the squad's goal difference is 1. Portland has compiled a shut out % of 42.9% for the year and also 16 yellow cards. The Timbers average 1.6 points per contest while tallying 6 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Kansas City is John Pulskamp. Pulskamp has been on the pitch for a total of 3,098 mins and has 79 saves in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper from the United States has faced 135 shots tried against him in 34 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.66 (57 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 58.5%. Pulskamp (9-7-18 record in his career) has 6 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 17.4%% shutout percentage.

James Pantemis will be looking after the goal for Portland. In his career, Pantemis has given up 73 goals and has 161 saves in 53 starts. He has surrendered 1.37 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 25-13-15. He has earned a save percentage of 69.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 26.2%%. Pantemis has racked up 14 shutouts while defending 233 shots tried against him in 4,803 mins throughout his career.

Dejan Joveljic is one man who can help decide the match for Kansas City. The forward from Serbia has racked up 36 goals in 5,734 minutes. Joveljic has started 60 matches during his soccer career while scoring 0.57 goals per 90. He has 13 assists while accumulating 85 points thus far in his career.

Portland has an attacker in Antony, who should keep defenses up at night. He has collected 26 pts in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 4 times. The forward hailing from Brazil has totaled 2,660 professional minutes and has earned 11 goals. He has an average of 0.37 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 29 outings in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sporting KC (-130)

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Pick:	DRAW (+230)
Start:	May 3, 2025 @ 12:30 AM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Comp Soccer pick from Doc’s Sports for Saturday: Spanish LaLiga Take Las Palmas/Valencia DRAW (+230) (12:30 p.m. EST, Saturday May 3) Valencia are the stronger side but they haven’t had the winning touch lately. They are coming off consecutive draws, and we think this one has a great chance to end up at a stalemate, and this is a great price for the draw. As of this writing, the under on total goals is juiced at -130 at 2.5, so a low scoring match is expected and we agree. So we have a couple chances at 0-0 or 1-1 for the under if it is indeed a low scoring match. Las Palmas has a single goal in their last two matches, and Valencia have scored one goal in three straight matches. We also like to target the draw in a likely low scoring match when the stronger team is the road side, and that is the case here on Saturday. Valencia have the second highest draw rate in LaLiga, as more than a third of their matches have ended tied. Again, nice value here and we think this one has a great chance to cash at a hefty price. Read More Read Less

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