Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Janio Bikel 29' Y

Cristian Dajome 58' Y

Y 90' Santiago Moreno

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BC Place.

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

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

2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
04 Sep	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	W
22 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
14 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Dairon Asprilla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Janio Bikel will be fuming at that decision.
34' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
39' 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.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Patrick Metcalfe has done his job and it is now time for Javain Brown to step up.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Dajome is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 58.
62' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 62 minute. Brian White leaves to be changed by Lucas Cavallini.
66' What a moment for Ranko Veselinovic! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
71' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Deiber Caicedo comes on to replace Janio Bikel.
75' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Jose Van Rankin has done his job and it is now time for Bill Tuiloma to step up.
76' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
82' Sebastian Blanco makes way for Santiago Moreno at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
83' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Sebastian Blanco exits the field as Santiago Moreno enters on 83.
88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bill Tuiloma, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 76'
2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ Bill Tuiloma 75'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Santiago Moreno 82'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora
20
George Fochive

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
Jonathan Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-19 Austin FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw24% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

46%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw40% Portland Timbers15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

3.8%

4 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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