Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

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Portland Timbers

Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Ted Unkel
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Jeff Hosking

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
18 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–4	L
06 Oct	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
23 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
21 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	3–0	W
07 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	4–1	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
20 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Portland Timbers

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
5' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Kendall Waston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Andres Flores has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brett Levis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
30' 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.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' Cristhian Paredes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
70' The 33-year-old Doneil Henry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' Lucas Melano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
90' Jeff Attinella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Brian Rowe
22
Aaron Maund
20
Brek Shea
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 64'
11
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 78'
19
Erik Hurtado
54
Simon Colyn ↑ 86'

Coach Craig Dalrymple

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

99
Samuel Armenteros ↓ Andy Polo 66'
26
Lucas Melano ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 80'
2
Alvas Powell
1
Jeff Attinella C
13
Lawrence Olum
18
Julio Cascante
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
14
Andres Flores
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Sebastian Blanco 74'
32
Marco Farfan

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC55% Draw22% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Portland Timbers

45%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC42% Draw38% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Clean Sheet