Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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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.

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	26	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	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at BC Place!
5' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Jayden Nelson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
39' Against the run of play, Kamal Miller has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' A moment of madness from Dario Zuparic on 47 minutes earns him a card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
47' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Jayden Nelson exits the field as Ali Ahmed enters on 47.
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 284 games and scored 439 goals.
57' Belal Halbouni was booked on 57.
60' Brian White is replacing Rayan Elloumi for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
62' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Kevin Kelsy has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Mora to step up.
63' David Pereira da Costa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matias Rojas on 63 minute.
67' Cristhian Paredes was booked on 67.
71' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Ian Smith will be fuming at that decision.
73' Jeevan Badwal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ralph Priso-Mbongue at the 73 minute mark.
74' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Chara gets a card.
77' Ariel Lassiter gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Ian Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Giuseppe Bovalina makes way for Daniel Rios at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
85' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
88' What an equalizer from Brian White!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Yohei Takaoka
16
Sebastian Berhalter
7
Jayden Nelson ↓ Ali Ahmed 47'
6
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Jeevan Badwal 73'
12
Belal Halbouni
2
Mathias Laborda
17
Kenji Cabrera ↓ Jean-Claude Ngando 80'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi
27
Giuseppe Bovalina ↓ Daniel Rios 80'
28
Tate Johnson
75
Rayan Elloumi ↓ Brian White 60'

Bench

24
Brian White ↑ 60'
14
Daniel Rios ↑ 80'
32
Isaac Boehmer
22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 47'
42
Nelson Pierre
26
Jean-Claude Ngando ↑ 80'
59
Jeevan Badwal ↑ 73'
53
Mark O'Neill
41
Nikola Djordjevic

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

21
Diego Chara ↓ David Ayala 77'
17
Cristhian Paredes
41
James Pantemis
35
Matias Rojas ↓ David Pereira da Costa 63'
13
Dario Zuparic
4
Kamal Miller
99
Kristoffer Velde
11
Antony
20
Finn Surman
19
Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 62'
23
Ian Smith ↓ Ariel Lassiter 77'

Bench

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
Jonathan Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

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

2.5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC63% Draw21% Portland Timbers16%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

83%

Draw or Portland Timbers

37%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC50% Draw37% Portland Timbers13%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

1 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

1 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	21%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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