Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 3

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Portland Timbers

Sun 10 Apr 2022 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Larrys Mabiala

Y 17' Jose Van Rankin

Y 43' Dairon Asprilla

Y 90' Claudio Bravo

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

2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	2–3	L
03 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
12 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	New York City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W
03 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
27 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Austin FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D

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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
6' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala will be fuming at that decision.
11' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
16' Portland Timbers 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.
17' Jose Van Rankin was booked on 17.
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
37' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' Dairon Asprilla makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dairon Asprilla on 43 minutes.
46' Sebastian Blanco is replacing Marvin Loria for the Portland Timbers side.
51' 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.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Ryan Raposo trudges off to be replaced by Javain Brown on 61 minutes.
66' The 40-year-old Diego Chara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
70' Dairon Asprilla makes way for Santiago Moreno at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
73' The crowd applauds Florian Jungwirth as he leaves the pitch. Tristan Blackmon steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
74' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Florian Jungwirth is withdrawn and Tristan Blackmon gets his opportunity.
76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Dajome makes no mistake. 1-2!
78' Yimmi Chara does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
79' Against the run of play, Yimmi Chara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
89' The crowd applauds Yimmi Chara as he leaves the pitch. Dario Zuparic steps in for Portland Timbers.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Claudio Bravo.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Florian Jungwirth ↓ Tristan Blackmon 73'
24
Brian White
31
Russell Teibert ↓ Pedro Vite 61'
25
Ryan Gauld
1
Thomas Hasal
16
Sebastian Berhalter
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Javain Brown 61'
7
Deiber Caicedo

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Dario Zuparic 89'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Santiago Moreno 70'
22
Cristhian Paredes
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Sebastian Blanco 46'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda

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

2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-03-12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2022-02-26 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-03 Portland Timbers 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-03-27 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2022-03-20 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-03-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC W 2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.51 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC56% Draw22% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

44%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC48% Draw37% Portland Timbers15%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

0 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+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

31% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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