Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

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Full Time

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 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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
#28	Position	#16
14	Points	32
14	Played	14
4 / 2 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 2
22	Scored	34
28	Conceded	12
-6	GD	+22
1.00	PPG	2.29
29%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Portland Timbers get us underway at Providence Park.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Brilliant from the ! Yimmi Chara makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 15.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Portland Timbers have won 458 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' Russell Teibert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
41' Dairon Asprilla does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
42' The deadlock is broken! Dairon Asprilla gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
46' The supporters are chanting for Cristian Dajome. He replaces Javain Brown on 46 minute.
51' Croatia international Dario Zuparic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' The whistle greets Lucas Cavallini as he departs to be replaced by Brian White.
61' The crowd applauds Marcus Godinho as he leaves the pitch. Bruno Gaspar steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
63' The whistle greets Yimmi Chara as he departs to be replaced by Santiago Moreno.
63' Magnificent from Deiber Caicedo! That is 7 goals in 276 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristhian Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
72' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert is replaced by Leonard Owusu.
73' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Russell Teibert is withdrawn and Leonard Owusu gets his opportunity.
74' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 74 minute. Felipe Mora leaves to be changed by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
75' Brian White doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' Diego Valeri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 75 minute.
76' Brian White doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' What composure from Cristian Dajome! The Colombia international strokes it home. 3-4.
82' Cristian Dajome with the second goal in the match!
86' The crowd applauds Pablo Bonilla as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Loria steps in for Portland Timbers.
87' The whistle greets Ryan Gauld as he departs to be replaced by Ranko Veselinovic.
88' Ranko Veselinovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Gauld at the 88 minute mark.
90' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White will be fuming at that decision.
Full Time. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beats Portland Timbers

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

1.42 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

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	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

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: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	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

14% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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