Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
- Assistant 2 Logan Brown
7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W 22 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L 15 Mar Minnesota United FC H 6–0 W 08 Mar Portland Timbers A 4–1 W 01 Mar Toronto FC H 3–0 W 22 Feb Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D 15 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L 08 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L 28 Feb Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L 22 Feb Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers #16 Position #28 32 Points 14 14 Played 14 10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 34 Scored 22 12 Conceded 28 +22 GD -6 2.29 PPG 1.00 71% Win % 29% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededPortland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 6' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Edier Ocampo on 6.
- 11' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Julio Ortiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 36' Goal! Juan Mosquera scores his 3 goal in 265 matches.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Bonetig, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emmanuel Sabbi is hanging Aziel Jackson on the field on 46 minute.
- 47' David Pereira da Costa puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brandon Bye made 259 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' 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.
- 62' Sebastian Berhalter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' Felipe Mora is replacing Kevin Kelsy for the Portland Timbers side.
- 68' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Mathias Laborda gets a card.
- 71' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 71 minute. Cheikh Sabaly leaves to be changed by Bruno Caicedo.
- 76' 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 Tate Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Julio Ortiz by Diego Chara on 77 minute.
- 80' Diego Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 82' Rayan Elloumi is replacing Jeevan Badwal for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
- 87' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.
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Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 24
- 1
- 33
- 16
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Aziel Jackson ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 46'
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- 18
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7
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Bruno Caicedo 71'
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59
Jeevan Badwal ↓ Rayan Elloumi 82'
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Bench
- 15
- 32
- 8
- 17
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11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↑ 46'
- 26
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19
Rayan Elloumi ↑ 82'
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14
Bruno Caicedo ↑ 71'
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Coach Jesper SørensenPortland Timbers Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 41
- 99
- 10
- 11
- 20
- 6
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19
Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 65'
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29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Brandon Bye 46'
- 27
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80
Julio Ortiz ↓ Diego Chara 77'
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Bench
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Brandon Bye ↑ 46'
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21
Diego Chara ↑ 77'
- 15
- 25
- 7
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Felipe Mora ↑ 65'
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28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 82'
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- 88
Coach Phil Neville -
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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake WPortland Timbers Form
2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 43.08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Portland Timbers xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 76% 24% ± 3.5 56% 44% ± 4.5 37% 63% Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw 90%Draw or Portland Timbers 26%Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers 85%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 8.3%3 – 0 8.2%3 – 1 8%2 – 1 7.9%4 – 0 6.2%4 – 1 6.1%1 – 1 5.9%1 – 0 5.2%3 – 2 Actual2 – 2 3.9%5 – 1 3.8%5 – 0 3.8%Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers -2.5 38% — 62% -2 38% 20% 42% -1.5 58% — 42% -1 58% 18% 23% -0.5 77% — 23% +0.5 91% — 9% +1 91% 6% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.