Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
3 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 14 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Franck Boli 2' 1–0
Evander 18' 2–0
Zac McGraw og 24' 2–1
Evander 54' 3–1
Zac McGraw 73' Y
Y 74' Javain Brown

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
3
11
Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
07 May Austin FC H 2–2 D
30 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 W
09 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Portland Timbers A 1–3 L
07 May Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
30 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
16 Apr Austin FC A 0–0 D
09 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
02 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 5–0 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 2' Franck Boli doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tristan Blackmon made 294 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Evander adds to his 10 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' Simon Becher, a USA , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 24' Against the run of play, Claudio Bravo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' Portland Timbers currently sit 21 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Colombia international Santiago Moreno has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 47' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Sergio Cordova trudges off to be replaced by Simon Becher on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Aljaz Ivacic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 54' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' Ali Ahmed is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Schopf at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Zac McGraw.
  • 74' Ali Ahmed is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
  • 76' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Luis Martins exits the field as Deiber Caicedo enters on 76.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Sebastian Berhalter on, Andres Cubas off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Ranko Veselinovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 90 minute. Evander leaves to be changed by Larrys Mabiala.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Portland Timbers Form

2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers39% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
63%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
61%
Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers28% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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