Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Brian White 74' 1–0

Tristan Blackmon 39' Y

Y 48' Dario Zuparic

Y 52' Santiago Moreno

Brian White 90' Y

Y 90' David Ayala

Sebastian Berhalter 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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

2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	5–0	W
26 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
25 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
18 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–5	L
12 Mar	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L
04 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L

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 BC Place.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' The crowd applauds Andres Cubas as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Berhalter steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
29' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Sebastian Berhalter comes on to replace Andres Cubas.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 39.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their 4-3-2-1 trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact 4-3-3.
46' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 46 minute. Tega Ikoba leaves to be changed by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
48' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic will be fuming at that decision.
51' Against the run of play, Ranko Veselinovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Santiago Moreno was booked on 52.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franck Boli is hanging Dairon Asprilla on the field on 65 minute.
66' The supporters are chanting for Brian White. He replaces Simon Becher on 66 minute.
71' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 439 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' Goal! Brian White scores his 91 goal in 291 matches.
77' David Ayala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 77 minute.
81' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Deiber Caicedo on, Ali Ahmed off on 81 minutes.
82' Pedro Vite makes way for Cristian Dajome at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
87' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
90' Brian White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

14
Luis Martins
18
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 29'
19
Julian Gressel
6
Tristan Blackmon ↓ Javain Brown 82'
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Cristian Dajome 82'
29
Simon Becher ↓ Brian White 66'
22
Ali Ahmed ↓ Deiber Caicedo 81'
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

24
Brian White ↑ 66'
31
Russell Teibert
1
Thomas Hasal
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↑ 29'
11
Cristian Dajome ↑ 82'
27
Ryan Raposo
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 81'
23
Javain Brown ↑ 82'
26
J.C. Ngando

Coach Vanni Sartini

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

20
Evander ↑ 46'
33
Larrys Mabiala
5
Claudio Bravo
28
Pablo Bonilla
7
Franck Boli ↑ 65'
24
David Ayala ↑ 77'
26
Hunter Sulte
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 46'
99
Nathan Fogaca ↑ 81'

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

2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-26 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.55 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC66% Draw19% Portland Timbers15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Portland Timbers

34%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC52% Draw37% Portland Timbers11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

4 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	20%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	21%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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