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

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 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	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

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	#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 ball is rolling at Providence Park. Vancouver Whitecaps FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
5' Felipe Mora does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
8' Cristian Gutierrez is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
13' Marco Farfan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Ali Adnan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' The referee calls foul for Lucas Cavallini. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Janio Bikel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 46 minute.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes on 49 minutes.
54' 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.
57' The crowd applauds Marvin Loria as he leaves the pitch. Yimmi Chara steps in for Portland Timbers.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
64' Cristian Gutierrez makes way for David Milinkovic at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
69' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marvin Loria is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
77' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 77 minute. Felipe Mora leaves to be changed by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
82' Lucas Cavallini, a Canada , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
87' Leonard Owusu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
90' Jake Nerwinski makes way for Tosaint Ricketts at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers share the spoils 0-1.

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
Felipe Mora	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Evander	4
Yimmi Chara	4
Cristian Dajome	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

2.39 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 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC53% Draw23% Portland Timbers24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

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	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Portland Timbers

47%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw38% Portland Timbers17%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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