Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 25 Sep 2025 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Dario Zuparic
Belal Halbouni 57' Y
Y 67' Cristhian Paredes
Y 71' Ian Smith
Y 74' Diego Chara

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

11
3
7
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
21 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
14 Sep Philadelphia Union H 7–0 W
24 Aug St. Louis City H 3–2 W
18 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
10 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
14 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
31 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug San Diego FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–3 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 game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' With 1 assists to his name this season, Kevin Kelsy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 30' The 24-year-old Antony has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' The Canada Kamal Miller breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-1!
  • 44' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Dario Zuparic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 47' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Jayden Nelson is withdrawn and Ali Ahmed gets his opportunity.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 287 games and scored 458 goals.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Belal Halbouni.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Brian White. He replaces Rayan Elloumi on 60 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Kevin Kelsy is replaced by Felipe Mora.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Matias Rojas is replaced by David Pereira da Costa.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a card for Cristhian Paredes.
  • 71' Ian Smith picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Jeevan Badwal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ralph Priso-Mbongue at the 73 minute mark.
  • 74' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 77' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Ian Smith departs to be replaced by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 80' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 80 minute. Giuseppe Bovalina leaves to be changed by Daniel Rios.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' Brian White doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2025-08-10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-08-31 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.66 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC66% Draw19% Portland Timbers15%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Portland Timbers
34%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw35% Portland Timbers11%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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