Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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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 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 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	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#26
50	Points	32
26	Played	27
15 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
59	Scored	48
26	Conceded	51
+33	GD	-3
1.92	PPG	1.19
58%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

8/3

16-30

10/4

31-45

6/8

46-60

4/5

61-75

6/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' USA international Jake Nerwinski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' 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.
30' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' Samuel Armenteros has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' Jordon Mutch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 284 appearances.
45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
50' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' 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.
65' 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.
70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
75' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Russell Teibert has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Yordy Reyna is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 Portland Timbers.

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
Alphonso Davies	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.47 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw21% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Portland Timbers

43%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw37% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

3 – 2

3 – 0

1 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

4.3%

4 – 2

3.1%

0 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	20%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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