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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

11
3
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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 history
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The 33-year-old Doneil Henry has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Dairon Asprilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 35' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Craig Dalrymple might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' USA international Marco Farfan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Portland Timbers 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.
  • 65' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' Andy Polo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Julio Cascante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vancouver Whitecaps FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Dalrymple

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-10-06 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-09-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 FC Dallas L

Portland Timbers Form

2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-30 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.63 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC61% Draw20% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
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 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Portland Timbers
39%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC48% Draw36% Portland Timbers16%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 20% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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