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

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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	#23
34	Points	24
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
38	Scored	33
17	Conceded	33
+21	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.33
59%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
2' Magnificent from Ryan Gauld! That is 47 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
12' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
17' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' Evander is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
29' GOAL! Fafa Picault fires home to make it 2-0!
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan made 135 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Dario Zuparic is replacing Zac McGraw for the Portland Timbers side.
51' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Andres Cubas will be fuming at that decision.
52' Brilliant from the ! Evander makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 52.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' Eryk Williamson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 64 minute.
69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maxime Crepeau suffering a number of foals already.
71' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 71 minute. Mathias Laborda leaves to be changed by Bjorn Utvik.
76' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' Felipe Mora doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
80' Ryan Raposo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Schopf at the 80 minute mark.
81' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 81 minute. Pedro Vite leaves to be changed by Sebastian Berhalter.
83' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dairon Asprilla is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 83 minute.
87' Sensational shot from Ryan Raposo. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is back in the lead.
90' The referee calls foul for Sam Adekugbe. He receives a card.
90' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Eric Miller by Nathan on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-2 Portland Timbers.

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
Evander	4
Yimmi Chara	4
Cristian Dajome	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

2.39 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC60% Draw21% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Portland Timbers

40%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw38% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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