Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 28 Sep 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Cristian Gutierrez 8' Y

Lucas Cavallini 40' Y

Janio Bikel 45' Y

Y 45' Marco Farfan

Y 49' Cristhian Paredes

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Providence Park.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Mike Rottersman
Referee Chris Elliott
Referee

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

2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2019-08-11 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
24 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–6	L
20 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–4	L
06 Sep	Toronto FC	H	3–2	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
24 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	6–1	W
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
5' Felipe Mora adds to his 3 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristian Gutierrez on 8.
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' The 38-year-old Larrys Mabiala has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marc Dos Santos will be considering his options from the bench.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Cavallini on 40.
45' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Janio Bikel gets a Yellow card.
46' Diego Valeri is replacing Eryk Williamson for the Portland Timbers side.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 49.
54' Cristian Gutierrez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 284 appearances.
57' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yimmi Chara is hanging Marvin Loria on the field on 57 minute.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
64' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! David Milinkovic comes on to replace Cristian Gutierrez.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
74' 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.
77' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is hanging Felipe Mora on the field on 77 minute.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Tosaint Ricketts gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Jake Nerwinski and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

53
Ali Adnan
12
Fredy Montero C
15
Andy Rose
1
Bryan Meredith
28
Jake Nerwinski ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 90'
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
3
Cristian Gutierrez ↓ David Milinkovic 64'
17
Leonard Owusu
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Ryan Raposo 90'
9
Lucas Cavallini

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

7
Andy Polo
21
Diego Chara C
33
Larrys Mabiala
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 77'
12
Steve Clark
32
Marco Farfan
30
Eryk Williamson ↓ Diego Valeri 46'
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Yimmi Chara 57'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 77'
28
Pablo Bonilla

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-24 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.23 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 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC48% Draw24% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

52%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC41% Draw39% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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