Sporting KC
Predict the Lineup: Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers
Sporting Kansas City tries to rebound from a drubbing in St. Louis as they take on the Portland Timbers in a nationally-televised matchup
The Match
Who: Sporting Kansas City (2-8-4, 10 points) vs. Portland Timbers (4-4-6, 16 points)
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. Sporting Time
Location: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
How to Watch: Fox
Last Match
Sporting Kansas City: 4-0 loss to St. Louis CITY SC
Portland Timbers: 1-0 loss to Minnesota United FC
Weather
Standings
| Rk | Squad | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Los Angeles FC |
12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 25 | |
| 2 |  Seattle |
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 |  St. Louis |
12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 22 | |
| 4 |  FC Dallas |
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | |
| 5 |  San Jose |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 18 | |
| 6 |  Minnesota Utd |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 | |
| 7 |  Vancouver |
13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 17 | |
| 8 |  Portland Timbers |
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 16 | |
| 9 |  Austin |
13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16 | |
| 10 |  Houston Dynamo |
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 11 |  Real Salt Lake |
13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 15 | |
| 12 |  Colorado Rapids |
14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 12 | |
| 13 |  Sporting KC |
14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 10 | |
| 14 |  LA Galaxy |
13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 9 |
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I love Walter playing higher up, but I worry that teams will watch what StL did to give Radoja fits and emulate it. I’d love to see SK flip the triangle, especially when Kinda is out there, so Radoja has some support. Or, given how awful I thought Fontas was on the day (and in general at this point in his career) part of me wants to see Radoja shift to the back line to play LCB next to Rosero and run Thommy, Kinda, and Walter in the middle. Or even just do what Ilie used to do and have Radoja drop between the centerbacks in the buildup so if we’re stuck on a counter we have 3 guys back. I doubt any of that will happen, but it’s what I would like to see. I’m sure we’ll be back to what we’ve been seeing except maybe Leibold over Ndenbe. I think Ndenbe is ahead of Leibold at this point but Leibold is still getting fit and form and I like Ndenbe coming in late to shore things up if need be.