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

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

2023-08-27 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
#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' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
13' Ryan Gauld adds to his 0 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
18' Diego Chara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 56 cards already picked up this season.
23' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Evander on 34.
36' GOAL! Brian White scores on 36. Assisted by Ryan Gauld
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' Dario Zuparic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 51.
53' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 45 goal in 11 matches.
58' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' What a strike from Ryan Gauld! The score is 1-3.
62' Ryan Raposo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Sam Adekugbe and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Dairon Asprilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
65' Andres Cubas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
66' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Yimmi Chara exits the field as Sebastian Blanco enters on 66.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
79' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Alessandro Schopf trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 79 minutes.
82' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Miguel Araujo has done his job and it is now time for Zac McGraw to step up.
85' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
89' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Russell Teibert on, Ryan Gauld off on 89 minutes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franck Boli on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
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

1.54 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.42 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers28% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC49%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

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

51%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

72%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers21% Draw37% Vancouver Whitecaps FC42%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 1

7.9%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

1 – 4

3 – 2

3.3%

2 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	12%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	20%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	16%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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