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

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

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' Javain Brown, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Gauld, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
15' GOAL! Yimmi Chara fires home to make it 1-0!
20' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 284 games and scored 439 goals.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristhian Paredes made 296 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' Dairon Asprilla doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' Against the run of play, Dairon Asprilla has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Cristian Dajome gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Javain Brown and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Bruno Gaspar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Lucas Cavallini is replaced by Brian White on 60 minute.
61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Marcus Godinho has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Gaspar to step up.
63' Yimmi Chara makes way for Santiago Moreno at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
63' Against the run of play, Deiber Caicedo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' The whistle greets Russell Teibert as he departs to be replaced by Leonard Owusu.
73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Russell Teibert by Leonard Owusu on 73 minute.
74' The supporters are chanting for Jaroslaw Niezgoda. He replaces Felipe Mora on 74 minute.
75' A goal from the USA international Brian White! He fires home on 75 to make it 3-2!
75' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 75 minute.
76' Brian White with the second goal in the match!
81' Against the run of play, Cristian Dajome has scored! This game has turned on its head.
82' Cristian Dajome doubles the advantage! 3-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Pablo Bonilla is withdrawn and Marvin Loria gets his opportunity.
87' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ranko Veselinovic on, Ryan Gauld off on 87 minutes.
88' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Gauld is withdrawn and Ranko Veselinovic gets his opportunity.
90' A moment of madness from Brian White on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.59 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers34% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC41%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

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

59%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

66%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers25% Draw41% Vancouver Whitecaps FC34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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