Thursday , 1 October 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 11 May 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Sebastian Blanco
Y 48' Cristhian Paredes
Erik Godoy 61' Y
Y 90' Diego Chara

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

11
3
7
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 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
11 May Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
04 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
27 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
20 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
05 May Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
27 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W
20 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 3–1 W
14 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L

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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 9' Fredy Montero has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' Sebastian Blanco has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Blanco on 28.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' Cristhian Paredes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Erik Godoy.
  • 65' Andy Rose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hwang Inbeom at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' 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.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Andres Flores is replaced by Andy Polo on 73 minute.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Lass Bangoura as he leaves the pitch. Brett Levis steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Lucas Melano comes on to replace Jorge Moreira.
  • 87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Fredy Montero trudges off to be replaced by Joaquin Ardaiz on 87 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Chara.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

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

2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2019-05-04 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-04-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2019-04-20 Orlando City SC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-27 Toronto FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC64% Draw21% Portland Timbers15%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Portland Timbers
36%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw40% Portland Timbers13%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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