Sporting Kansas City wins by the minimum against Portland Timbers at Children's Mercy Park.

The local team opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a goal from William Agada and is leading the visitors 1-0.

In search of a better result in the championship, both teams will need to adjust their game strategies to recover from the defeats suffered in the previous matchday.

Sporting Kansas City will seek victory after losing 3-4 against Austin FC. In the previous 4 matchdays, they had varied results: they won 1 match and lost 3.

Portland Timbers comes from a 1-3 loss at home to Toronto FC. In their last matches, they achieved 1 victory and 3 draws.

Referee Armando Villarreal was in charge of supervising the match at Children's Mercy Park.

Probable lineup for Sporting Kansas City today

The team led by Peter Vermes sets up their game with a 4-3-3 lineup with John Pulskamp in goal; Graham Zusi, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontas, and Ben Sweat in defense; Roger Espinoza, Rémi Walter, and Erik Thommy in midfield; and Johnny Russell, William Agada, and Daniel Salloi in the forward position.

Probable lineup for Portland Timbers today

On the other hand, Giovanni Savarese's team takes the field with a 3-6-1 strategy featuring Aljaz Ivacic in goal; Larrys Mabiala, Josecarlos Van Rankin, and Dario Zuparic in defense; Yimmi Chará, Diego Chará, Eryk Williamson, Claudio Bravo, Santiago Moreno, and Jaroslaw Niezgoda in midfield; and Sebastián Blanco in the forward position.