Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Portland Timbers vs Sporting Kansas City stats tab covers MLS (USA), Regular Season - 2 on 28 Feb 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Portland Timbers 4, Sporting Kansas City 4; Shots off target: Portland Timbers 3, Sporting Kansas City 3; Possession: Portland Timbers 43%, Sporting Kansas City 57%; Corner kicks: Portland Timbers 3, Sporting Kansas City 11; Fouls: Portland Timbers 12, Sporting Kansas City 9; Yellow cards: Portland Timbers 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Sporting Kansas City had more possession, 57% to 43% over Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City led corner kicks, 11 to 3 over Portland Timbers. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Portland Timbers committed more fouls, 12 to 9 over Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers had more yellow cards, 3 to 1 over Sporting Kansas City. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
