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 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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
2' Goal! Franck Boli scores his 15 goal in 89 matches.
7' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' What composure from Evander! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
23' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' What a strike from Claudio Bravo! The score is 2-1.
29' Diego Chara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 287 appearances.
34' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' 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.
47' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 47 minute. Sergio Cordova leaves to be changed by Simon Becher.
52' Santiago Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
54' The deadlock is broken! Evander gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali Ahmed is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 64 minute.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
73' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Zac McGraw gets a Yellow card.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ali Ahmed on 74.
76' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Deiber Caicedo on, Luis Martins off on 76 minutes.
81' Colombia international Yimmi Chara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' The whistle greets Andres Cubas as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
88' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Evander exits the field as Larrys Mabiala enters on 90.
With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
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

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

2 / 4

1.58 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers35% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC41%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

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

59%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

65%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers24% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

0 – 3

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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