FT · USA: MLS · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland TimbersMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Portland Timbers or draw at 67%. Bawler had Sporting Kansas City at 33%, the draw at 24% and Portland Timbers at 43%. The match finished 3–3.

Pre-match probability vs result

Sporting Kansas City win
33%
Draw
24%
Result
Portland Timbers win
43%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.5 – 1.8
Total 3.3
Actual
3 – 3
Total 6 (+2.7 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 1.4
From the match itself

The match produced 2.7 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 84%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 24%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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