Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 21:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Kamal Miller 11' R

Y 36' Andres Cubas

Jimer Fory 63' Y

Y 88' Ryan Gauld

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

2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–4	L
20 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
06 Oct	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
03 Oct	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
29 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
22 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	3–3	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	4–1	W
20 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
13 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
29 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portland Timbers is hosting Vancouver Whitecaps FC for another epic battle.
5' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
11' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 11.
16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-1.
29' 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.
32' Against the run of play, Pedro Vite has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' The referee calls foul for Andres Cubas. He receives a card.
37' Felipe Mora makes way for Eric Miller at the 37 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
42' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. David Ayala is replaced by David Pereira da Costa on 46 minute.
51' Jimer Fory needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
53' What a strike from Sam Adekugbe! The score is 0-3.
58' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Diego Chara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' Jayden Nelson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Jayden Nelson trudges off to be replaced by Ali Ahmed on 62 minutes.
63' It’s gonna be a card for Jimer Fory.
63' Ralph Priso-Mbongue is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andres Cubas at the 63 minute mark.
66' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, Julio Ortiz off on 66 minutes.
71' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
73' The deadlock is broken! Antony gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Finn Surman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
82' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Jeevan Badwal comes on to replace Sebastian Berhalter.
87' Ariel Lassiter is replacing Antony for the Portland Timbers side.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Gauld.
90' Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian White at the 90 minute mark.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

21
Diego Chara
16
Maxime Crepeau
4
Kamal Miller
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Eric Miller 37'
24
David Ayala ↓ David Pereira da Costa 46'
18
Zac McGraw
11
Antony ↓ Ariel Lassiter 87'
20
Finn Surman ↓ Ian Smith 66'
19
Kevin Kelsy
27
Jimer Fory
80
Julio Ortiz ↓ Cristhian Paredes 66'

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White ↓ Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau 90'
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 63'
33
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Jeevan Badwal 82'
7
Jayden Nelson ↓ Ali Ahmed 62'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Edier Ocampo 82'
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	7
Felipe Mora	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Yimmi Chara	4
Cristian Dajome	4
Evander	4
Dairon Asprilla	3
Alphonso Davies	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers25% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC52%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

48%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Portland Timbers or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers17% Draw38% Vancouver Whitecaps FC45%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 3

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 1

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	11%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	21%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	18%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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