Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

2 – 3

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Ryan Gauld

0–2 36' Brian White

Felipe Mora 53' 1–2

1–3 60' Ryan Gauld pen

Evander 85' 2–3

Evander 34' Y

Dario Zuparic 51' Y

Dairon Asprilla 63' Y

Y 65' Andres Cubas

Franck Boli 90' Y

Y 91' Richie Laryea

Overview

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

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
21 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–5	L
16 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
02 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–4	L
25 Jun	New York City FC	H	1–1	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	3–2	W
21 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
16 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
13 Jul	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
02 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L

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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' 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.
13' Assisted by Brian White with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Gauld makes no mistake. 0-1!
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
28' USA international Brian White has been a key figure this campaign — 8 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' Evander was booked on 34.
36' A goal from the USA international Brian White! He fires home on 36 to make it 0-2!
41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' 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.
51' It’s gonna be a card for Dario Zuparic.
53' Felipe Mora doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
60' What a moment for Ryan Gauld! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
62' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe is replaced by Ryan Raposo.
63' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
65' Andres Cubas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' Sebastian Blanco is replacing Yimmi Chara for the Portland Timbers side.
71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
76' Pedro Vite is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
79' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Alessandro Schopf trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 79 minutes.
82' Zac McGraw is replacing Miguel Araujo for the Portland Timbers side.
85' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
89' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Ryan Gauld exits the field as Russell Teibert enters on 89.
90' Franck Boli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
2-3 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 79'
24
Brian White
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
7
Richie Laryea ↓ Pedro Vite 89'
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Russell Teibert 89'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
23
Javain Brown ↓ Mathias Laborda 79'
22
Ali Ahmed
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Ryan Raposo 62'

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

2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-08-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.71 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers31% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

55%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

69%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers24% Draw38% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

1 – 3

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

1 – 4

3.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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