Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Thu 21 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Brian White

Cristhian Paredes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
17 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	6–1	W
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–2	W
18 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
10 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–4	L
03 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
30 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
26 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–0	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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' A stunning finish from Yimmi Chara — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Leonard Owusu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
30' 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.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Colombia international Dairon Asprilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Dairon Asprilla doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' GOAL! Dairon Asprilla scores on 42.
46' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Javain Brown exits the field as Cristian Dajome enters on 46.
51' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Lucas Cavallini makes way for Brian White at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
61' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Marcus Godinho is replaced by Bruno Gaspar on 61 minute.
63' Portland Timbers make a change. Yimmi Chara trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Moreno on 63 minutes.
63' Against the run of play, Deiber Caicedo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ranko Veselinovic made 279 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
72' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert is replaced by Leonard Owusu.
73' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Russell Teibert trudges off to be replaced by Leonard Owusu on 73 minutes.
74' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is hanging Felipe Mora on the field on 74 minute.
75' What composure from Brian White! The USA international strokes it home. 3-2.
75' Portland Timbers make a change. Yimmi Chara trudges off to be replaced by Diego Valeri on 75 minutes.
76' What composure from Brian White! The USA international strokes it home. 3-3.
81' The Colombia Cristian Dajome breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-4!
82' Cristian Dajome has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
86' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Pablo Bonilla departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
87' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Gauld departs to be replaced by Ranko Veselinovic.
88' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Ryan Gauld has done his job and it is now time for Ranko Veselinovic to step up.
90' Brian White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Diego Valeri 75'
2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ Zac McGraw 86'
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Santiago Moreno 63'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 75'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Marvin Loria 86'
20
George Fochive

Bench

8
Diego Valeri ↑ 75'
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 86'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
98
Blake Bodily
85
Zac McGraw ↑ 86'
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano
26
Hunter Sulte
30
Santiago Moreno ↑ 63'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 75'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-03 Portland Timbers 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers35% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC40%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

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	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

60%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

65%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers26% Draw41% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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