Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 2

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Portland Timbers

Sun 31 Mar 2024 · 03:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Cubas 51' Y

Sam Adekugbe 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
23 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
10 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–0	W
03 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
24 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
25 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	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' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
2' Ryan Gauld puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
12' The 26-year-old Santiago Moreno has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
29' Against the run of play, Fafa Picault has scored! This game has turned on its head.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alessandro Schopf is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' Jonathan Rodriguez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Zac McGraw exits the field as Dario Zuparic enters on 46.
51' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Andres Cubas gets a card.
52' GOAL! Evander scores on 52. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes
57' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
62' 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.
64' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Eryk Williamson steps in for Portland Timbers.
69' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
71' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Mathias Laborda exits the field as Bjorn Utvik enters on 71.
76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
77' Against the run of play, Felipe Mora has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Raposo is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 80 minute.
81' Sebastian Berhalter has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Vite on 81 minute.
83' Dairon Asprilla is replacing Santiago Moreno for the Portland Timbers side.
87' GOAL! Ryan Raposo scores on 87. Assisted by Fafa Picault
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Sam Adekugbe.
90' Nathan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Miller on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
21
Diego Chara
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Eryk Williamson 64'
15
Eric Miller ↓ Nathan 90'
14
Jonathan Rodriguez
16
Maxime Crepeau
4
Kamal Miller
18
Zac McGraw ↓ Dario Zuparic 46'
80
Antony ↓ Felipe Mora 64'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Dairon Asprilla 83'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 83'
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 64'
2
Miguel Araujo
41
James Pantemis
13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 46'
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 64'
24
David Ayala
99
Nathan ↑ 90'

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	7
Ryan Gauld	5
Felipe Mora	5
Yimmi Chara	4
Cristian Dajome	4
Evander	4
Dairon Asprilla	3
Alphonso Davies	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2024-03-17 FC Dallas 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-03-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.62 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC65% Draw19% Portland Timbers16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Portland Timbers

35%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC50% Draw36% Portland Timbers14%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	20%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	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

8% ✓

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