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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#22	Position	#16
46	Points	64
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
62	Scored	74
61	Conceded	34
+1	GD	+40
1.35	PPG	1.88
38%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
13' GOAL! Ryan Gauld fires home to make it 0-1!
18' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' Portland Timbers are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 3-1-4-2 shape.
33' 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.
34' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brian White makes it 0-2.
41' Pedro Vite has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
51' Dario Zuparic was booked on 51.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Felipe Mora makes it 1-2.
58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' A goal from the Scotland international Ryan Gauld! He fires home on 60 to make it 1-3!
62' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ryan Raposo on, Sam Adekugbe off on 62 minutes.
63' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 63.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Andres Cubas on 65 minutes.
66' Sebastian Blanco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 66 minute.
71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Berhalter is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 79 minute.
82' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Zac McGraw comes on to replace Miguel Araujo.
85' Goal! Evander scores his 59 goal in 302 matches.
89' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 89 minute. Ryan Gauld leaves to be changed by Russell Teibert.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Franck Boli is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

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

3 / 4

1.72 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC44%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

57%

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

8.5%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

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.