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Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
1 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
3
11
Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
05 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W
29 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
22 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D
15 Jul Los Angeles FC A 0–0 D
08 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
05 Aug New York City FC A 2–2 D
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 4–2 W
21 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#23 Position #16
24 Points 34
18 Played 17
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
33 Scored 38
33 Conceded 17
+0 GD +21
1.33 PPG 2.00
39% Win % 59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Sebastian Blanco is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 30' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 40' Diego Valeri has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Julio Cascante has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 7
Felipe Mora 5
Ryan Gauld 5
Yimmi Chara 4
Cristian Dajome 4
Evander 4
Dairon Asprilla 3
Alphonso Davies 2

Head to Head

2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Portland Timbers Form

2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-07-15 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-05 New York City FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-15 D.C. United SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers30% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
55%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
70%
Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers22% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 20% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.