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Portland Timbers (13-13-6 Cheap Soccer Jerseys , sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (10-15-7, 11th in the Western Conference)Kansas City, Kansas; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Jeremy Ebobisse leads Portland into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City after scoring two goals against New England.Sporting Kansas City is 6-11-3 in conference matchups. Sporting Kansas City is eighth in the MLS drawing 178 corner kicks, averaging 5.6 per game.The Timbers are 8-8-4 in conference play. Portland is 4-1-2 when it records a pair of goals.The teams play Sunday for the second time this season. Portland won the last meeting 2-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Felipe Gutierrez leads Sporting Kansas City with 12 goals. Erik Hurtado has two goals over the past 10 games for Sporting Kansas City.Diego Valeri has eight goals and eight assists for Portland. Ebobisse has four goals over the last 10 games for the Timbers.LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting Kansas City: 4-6-0, averaging 1.4 goals, 0.8 assists, 5.2 shots on goal and 6.8 corner kicks per game while allowing two goals per game.Portland: 4-4-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 0.8 assists Cheap AC Milan Soccer Shirts , six shots on goal and 7.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting Kansas City: Adrian Zendejas (injured), Andreu Fontas (injured), Rodney Wallace (injured), Benny Feilhaber (injured).Portland: Jeff Attinella (injured), Andres Flores (injured), Julio Cascante (injured), Modou Jadama (injured). Leipzig’s upward trajectory under coach Julian Nagelsmann has been halted after two losses in five days, both of them at home.Defensive blunders and poor finishing were to blame for the 2-0 loss to Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Schalke’s efficiency led to a 3-1 result in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Previously unbeaten Leipzig had been leading the league but now finds itself among five teams one point behind Bayern Munich. The pressure is on for Saturday’s visit to Bayer Leverkusen.“I don’t want to make it a bigger issue than it is, but to lose two games in a row is not good Cheap Arsenal Soccer Jerseys ,” Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg said. “Also the way we lost them is not good. We have to recharge the batteries and look forward now. We don’t have any alternative.”Nagelsmann is refusing to panic, despite whistles from some Leipzig fans both at halftime and after the fulltime whistle against Lyon.“It’s not a downward trend,” the coach said. “I see rather a problem with efficiency.”Timo Werner missed two chances the Germany striker should have taken against Lyon, while bad defensive mistakes from Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano and Nordi Mukiele led to the visitors’ goals.“Altogether we didn’t play a good game,” Werner said. “But there are two points: We made two mistakes at the back that you cannot make. Up front, myself in particular, we didn’t take our chances. That’s how you lose a game.”Werner, himself 23, defended his teammates www.thetopsoccer.com/as-roma , however.“The guys are 21, 22 years old. You can make mistakes. I don’t believe that Boateng or Hummels didn’t make mistakes when they were 22,” Werner said, referring to the former Germany defenders.Leipzig has won all five games it has played away from home this season, so Saturday’s trip to Leverkusen could be just the tonic it needs. From the three previous visits there have been two wins and a draw.Leverkusen also likes to keep the ball, which should suit Leipzig’s counter-attacking style if it can cut out the defensive mistakes. Both teams have 13 points and Leverkusen will also be eager to make amends for its 3-0 loss at Juventus on Wednesday.“It wasn’t completely terrible, but it wasn’t good enough,” Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky said of his team’s second loss in two Champions League games.