Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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

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

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
#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 game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Yimmi Chara makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
20' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
25' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' Dairon Asprilla doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' Dairon Asprilla adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Javain Brown has done his job and it is now time for Cristian Dajome to step up.
51' 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.
56' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian White is hanging Lucas Cavallini on the field on 60 minute.
61' Bruno Gaspar gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Marcus Godinho and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Santiago Moreno to step up.
63' What a moment for Deiber Caicedo! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
68' 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.
72' The crowd applauds Russell Teibert as he leaves the pitch. Leonard Owusu steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
73' Leonard Owusu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Russell Teibert on 73 minute.
74' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replacing Felipe Mora for the Portland Timbers side.
75' GOAL! Brian White fires home to make it 3-2!
75' Diego Valeri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yimmi Chara at the 75 minute mark.
76' The USA Brian White breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 3-3!
81' What a moment for Cristian Dajome! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
82' Cristian Dajome with the second goal in the match!
86' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Pablo Bonilla.
87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ranko Veselinovic is hanging Ryan Gauld on the field on 87 minute.
88' Ranko Veselinovic gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Ryan Gauld and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Brian White gets a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

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

1.6 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers35% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

61%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

65%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers27% Draw41% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 3

0 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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