Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#26 Position #16
32 Points 50
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
48 Scored 59
51 Conceded 26
-3 GD +33
1.19 PPG 1.92
33% Win % 58%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Portland Timbers have won 480 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Sean Franklin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The 36-year-old Brek Shea has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • Portland Timbers will have plenty to reflect on. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were simply the better side today.

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
Ryan Gauld 5
Felipe Mora 5
Evander 4
Yimmi Chara 4
Cristian Dajome 4
Dairon Asprilla 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 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
1.45 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers29% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC46%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
54%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
71%
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
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 20% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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