Portland Timbers xG 2026

Portland Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026

Portland have recorded 39 expected goals (xG) across 27 Major League Soccer games in 2026, averaging 1.4 per match. K. Kelsy leads the squad with 8 expected goals (xG) - 0.53 per game. K. Velde is next with 5.

Portland Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Portland are averaging 1.5 expected goals (xG) per match - K. Kelsy leads that period with 2. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Portland vs Sporting KC on 11.10.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many expected goals (xG) do Portland average per game?

Portland average 1.4 expected goals (xG) per Major League Soccer game in 2026, based on 27 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.5 per match.

Who leads Portland for expected goals (xG)?

K. Kelsy leads Portland for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 8 in Major League Soccer - an average of 0.53 per game. K. Velde is second with 5.

How do Portland's expected goals (xG) break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Portland's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Portland expected goals 2026: 2026

Games

27

Expected goals (xG)

40.83

Goals scored

48

Goals minus xG

+7.17

Expected goals against (xGA)

43.62

Goals conceded

51

xGA minus goals conceded

-7.38

Expected points (xPts)

36.94

Points

32

Points minus xPts

-4.94

Verdict

A bit unlucky

Are Portland overperforming their expected goals?

Portland have taken 4.9 points fewer than their chances warranted over 27 games: +7.2 goals against their xG, and -7.4 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.

Next opponent: Sporting KC expected goals

Games

27

Sporting KC xG per game

1.16

Sporting KC xGA per game

2.01

Points minus xPts

-5.03

Verdict

A bit unlucky

Portland results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
26/	27	40.83	48	+7.17	43.62	51	-7.38	36.94	32	-4.94
Last 10	10	16.80	17	+0.20	14.78	19	-4.22	15.42	11	-4.42
Last 5	5	9.38	9	-0.38	6.63	12	-5.37	8.58	4	-4.58
Home	14	22.95	31	+8.05	19.66	25	-5.34	21.89	24	+2.11
Away	13	17.88	17	-0.88	23.96	26	-2.04	15.05	8	-7.05

Portland expected goals match by match, 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
27 Sep	Major League Soccer	San Jose (A)	3-1	1.48	1.36	1.46	0	W
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (H)	0-1	2.29	0.99	2.18	0	W
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	Dallas (A)	2-1	1.53	0.73	1.95	0	W
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	St. Louis (H)	2-2	1.21	1.66	1.08	1	L
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (H)	5-4	2.87	1.89	1.91	3	W
30 Aug	Major League Soccer	Austin (H)	1-2	2.01	0.92	2.09	0	W
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	1-1	0.77	3.08	0.29	1	L
20 Aug	Major League Soccer	San Diego (H)	3-1	1.49	1.96	1.10	3	L
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (A)	2-1	1.15	1.03	1.44	0	W
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (H)	2-1	2.00	1.16	1.92	3	W
26 Jul	Major League Soccer	RSL (H)	2-1	1.97	0.29	2.52	3	W
23 Jul	Major League Soccer	Dallas (H)	2-2	2.54	1.33	2.08	1	W
17 Jul	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	1-5	2.54	0.63	2.50	3	W
24 May	Major League Soccer	San Jose (H)	1-3	1.51	1.08	1.68	0	W
17 May	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (A)	2-0	1.31	3.32	0.47	0	L
13 May	Major League Soccer	CF Montréal (A)	2-2	1.93	1.53	1.64	1	W
10 May	Major League Soccer	Sporting KC (H)	6-0	1.25	0.53	1.93	3	W
2 May	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	2-0	1.04	2.51	0.58	0	L
26 Apr	Major League Soccer	San Diego (A)	1-2	0.86	1.83	0.74	3	L
19 Apr	Major League Soccer	Minnesota (A)	2-0	1.10	2.09	0.78	0	L
11 Apr	Major League Soccer	LAFC (H)	2-1	1.41	1.39	1.39	3	W
5 Apr	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (A)	3-2	0.72	2.52	0.40	0	L
22 Mar	Major League Soccer	LA Galaxy (H)	1-1	0.44	2.43	0.29	1	L
15 Mar	Major League Soccer	Houston (A)	3-2	2.39	1.49	1.92	0	W
8 Mar	Major League Soccer	Vancouver (H)	1-4	0.64	2.79	0.30	0	L
28 Feb	Major League Soccer	Colorado (A)	2-0	1.06	1.84	0.88	0	L
22 Feb	Major League Soccer	Columbus (H)	3-2	1.32	1.24	1.42	3	W

Portland players: goals against expected goals, 2026

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Felipe Mora	attacker	13	444	1.92	4	+2.08	0.39
Kristoffer Velde	attacker	26	2219	5.99	8	+2.01	0.24
Ariel Lassiter	attacker	22	1009	2.23	4	+1.77	0.20
David Da Costa	midfielder	23	1904	2.25	4	+1.75	0.11
Alex Bonetig	defender	8	650	0.08	1	+0.92	0.01
Vincent Janssen	attacker	7	310	2.26	3	+0.74	0.66
Kamal Miller	defender	22	1545	0.40	1	+0.60	0.02
Kevin Kelsy	attacker	20	1251	8.45	9	+0.55	0.61
Finn Surman	defender	26	2296	0.88	1	+0.12	0.03
Brandon Bye	defender	20	1697	0.99	1	+0.01	0.05
Gage Guerra	attacker	11	386	1.26	1	-0.26	0.29
Ian Smith	defender	20	510	0.50	0	-0.50	0.09
Eric Miller	defender	6	435	0.64	0	-0.64	0.13
Cole Bassett	midfielder	23	1839	3.66	3	-0.66	0.18
Alexander Aravena	attacker	16	480	2.13	1	-1.13	0.40
Antony	attacker	26	1533	4.14	3	-1.14	0.24

Major League Soccer 2026: every team's points against expected points

#	Team	MP	xG	Goals	xGA	Conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
1	Nashville SC	27	41.4	55	35.4	21	40.3	60	+19.7
2	Houston Dynamo	27	29.8	34	36.5	32	34.1	44	+9.9
3	New England	27	42.9	45	40.6	36	38.1	46	+7.9
4	Dallas	27	40.4	50	35.9	42	40.5	47	+6.5
5	Austin	27	27.9	35	53	47	25	31	+6
6	Charlotte	27	42.7	47	43.6	38	37.1	43	+5.9
7	Inter Miami	27	51.4	64	44.7	50	41.4	46	+4.6
8	St. Louis City	27	42.1	48	32.6	36	43.1	47	+3.9
9	Orlando City	27	40.8	48	52.2	64	32.3	34	+1.7
10	Los Angeles FC	28	41.5	43	40.3	30	39.4	41	+1.6
11	Chicago Fire	26	48	46	38.2	38	40.6	42	+1.4
12	SJ Earthquakes	27	50.6	49	37	39	43.7	45	+1.3
13	Seattle Sounders	27	39.7	35	40.7	35	36.8	38	+1.2
14	New York RB	27	42.5	34	52.5	51	31.9	33	+1.1
15	LA Galaxy	28	42.6	37	47.1	44	36.1	36	-0.1
16	Toronto	27	33.4	39	43.2	51	31.2	29	-2.2
17	Cincinnati	26	47.5	55	49.4	64	35.3	33	-2.3
18	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	58.6	59	26.7	26	52.7	50	-2.7
19	Real Salt Lake	27	37.4	40	40.4	44	34.9	32	-2.9
20	DC United	26	39.9	34	43.7	42	33.6	30	-3.6
21	Colorado Rapids	27	40.9	38	32.3	38	40.1	36	-4.1
22	New York City	27	39	41	39	36	37.6	33	-4.6
23	Portland Timbers	27	40.8	48	43.6	51	36.9	32	-4.9
24	Sporting KC	27	31.4	32	54.2	65	26	21	-5
25	Philadelphia Union	27	53.8	54	38.6	44	45.1	39	-6.1
26	San Diego	27	41.8	47	44.1	47	38.2	32	-6.2
27	Atlanta United	27	38.4	32	43	45	34.6	27	-7.6
28	Columbus Crew	27	36.4	39	32.8	43	38.6	29	-9.6
29	Minnesota United	27	46.9	40	44.2	49	40.2	29	-11.2
30	CF Montréal	27	39.7	34	45	54	35.3	24	-11.3

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