Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

2 – 3

Full Time

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

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

2023-08-27 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
#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.
5' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Yimmi Chara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
13' Ryan Gauld adds to his 2 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' Ali Ahmed is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
33' Mathias Laborda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 279 appearances.
34' Evander was booked on 34.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brian White makes it 0-2.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Juan Mosquera suffering a number of foals already.
51' The referee calls foul for Dario Zuparic. He receives a card.
53' Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Mora makes no mistake. 1-2!
58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
60' Against the run of play, Ryan Gauld has scored! This game has turned on its head.
62' Ryan Raposo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Sam Adekugbe and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Poor challenge from Dairon Asprilla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
65' The referee calls foul for Andres Cubas. He receives a card.
66' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Blanco. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 66 minute.
71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
79' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Alessandro Schopf is replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
82' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Miguel Araujo is replaced by Zac McGraw.
85' Evander adds to his 9 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
89' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Gauld is replaced by Russell Teibert.
90' Poor challenge from Franck Boli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 2-3.

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
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

2023-08-27 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

3 / 4

1.73 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC44%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

56%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers25% Draw38% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	19%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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