Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 2 Nov 2020 · 03:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'

Y 88' Michael Baldisimo

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Farhad Dadkho
Referee

20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2019-08-11 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–2	W
23 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
19 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
15 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
12 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–2	L
25 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
11 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#22	Position	#16
46	Points	64
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
62	Scored	74
61	Conceded	34
+1	GD	+40
1.35	PPG	1.88
38%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Vancouver Whitecaps FC get us underway at Providence Park.
5' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
10' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Evan Bush made 299 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' Ali Adnan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
61' Magnificent from Yimmi Chara! That is 25 goals in 489 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
66' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Russell Teibert by Tosaint Ricketts on 69 minute.
74' Felipe Mora has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 11 appearances.
78' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replacing Felipe Mora for the Portland Timbers side.
79' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Baldisimo is hanging Janio Bikel on the field on 79 minute.
84' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Jake Nerwinski exits the field as Theo Bair enters on 84.
88' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
90' The whistle greets Diego Valeri as he departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
1-0 the final result. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Andres Flores 84'
7
Andy Polo
4
Jorge Villafana
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Cristhian Paredes 90'
33
Larrys Mabiala
12
Steve Clark
30
Eryk Williamson
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 78'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Marco Farfan 84'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

53
Ali Adnan
12
Fredy Montero
30
Evan Bush
28
Jake Nerwinski ↓ Theo Bair 84'
31
Russell Teibert C ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 69'
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel ↓ Michael Baldisimo 79'
17
Leonard Owusu
11
Cristian Dajome
9
Lucas Cavallini
4
Ranko Veselinovic

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.44 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.44 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers43% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

69%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

57%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers27% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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