Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

3 – 1

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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.

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
2' Franck Boli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
7' Evander is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' Claudio Bravo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 42 Yellow cards this season.
18' GOAL! Evander scores on 18.
23' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
24' Claudio Bravo adds to his 0 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
29' 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.
34' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Jamaica international Javain Brown has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Sergio Cordova exits the field as Simon Becher enters on 47.
52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' GOAL! Evander fires home to make it 3-1!
59' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Ryan Gauld has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Alessandro Schopf is replaced by Ali Ahmed on 64 minute.
69' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
83' Andres Cubas makes way for Sebastian Berhalter at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
88' Portland Timbers 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.
90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Evander is replaced by Larrys Mabiala.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

9
Sergio Cordova ↓ Simon Becher 47'
8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Ali Ahmed 64'
14
Luis Martins ↓ Deiber Caicedo 76'
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 83'
19
Julian Gressel
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
23
Javain Brown ↓ Ryan Raposo 83'
45
Pedro Vite

Bench

31
Russell Teibert
1
Thomas Hasal
12
Karifa Yao
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↑ 83'
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 83'
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 76'
29
Simon Becher ↑ 47'
22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 64'
2
Mathias Laborda

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	7
Felipe Mora	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Evander	4
Yimmi Chara	4
Cristian Dajome	4
Dairon Asprilla	3
Alphonso Davies	2

Head to Head

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

1.77 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers40% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

64%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

60%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers29% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

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.