Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Mon 19 Apr 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Ranko Veselinovic 20' Y
Michael Baldisimo 64' Y
Y 68' Dario Zuparic

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Chris Elliott
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 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

11
3
7
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
08 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
02 Nov Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
28 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 0–2 L
25 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
19 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov FC Dallas H 1–1 D
08 Nov Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
02 Nov Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
29 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–2 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' What a night it is going to be! Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Dairon Asprilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Jake Nerwinski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ranko Veselinovic.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Dario Zuparic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Lucas Cavallini gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marvin Loria, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Michael Baldisimo gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Dario Zuparic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Cristhian Paredes. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 70 minute.
  • 71' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 71 minute. Dairon Asprilla leaves to be changed by Marvin Loria.
  • 76' The 33-year-old Russell Teibert has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jeff Attinella comes on to replace Steve Clark.
  • 82' GOAL! Cristian Dajome fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 85' Bill Tuiloma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Valeri at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Deiber Caicedo exits the field as Ryan Raposo enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

Head to Head

2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC59% Draw23% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Portland Timbers
41%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw42% Portland Timbers13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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