Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 2

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Portland Timbers

Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 02:30 UTC BC Place 25,465 HT 45' · FT 45'

Edier Ocampo 6' 1–0

1–1 36' Juan Mosquera

1–2 45+2' David Pereira da Costa

Thomas Muller pen 90+1' 2–2

Sebastian Berhalter 90+5' 3–2

Mathias Laborda 68' Y

Y 80' Diego Chara

Overview

Match Preview

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)

Match Details

Referee Joe Dickerson
Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
Assistant 2 Logan Brown

7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 15.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
22 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
15 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	6–0	W
08 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	4–1	W
01 Mar	Toronto FC	H	3–0	W
22 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	2–3	L
08 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–4	L
28 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	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' Welcome to BC Place that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Portland Timbers.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
6' What a strike from Edier Ocampo! The score is 1-0.
11' Aziel Jackson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 282 appearances.
16' Over 16 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' 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.
26' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' Juan Mosquera doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
46' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Aziel Jackson is withdrawn and Emmanuel Sabbi gets his opportunity.
47' David Pereira da Costa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Berhalter, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
57' Julio Ortiz, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' Felipe Mora gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Kevin Kelsy and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mathias Laborda.
71' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Bruno Caicedo comes on to replace Cheikh Sabaly.
76' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Julio Ortiz exits the field as Diego Chara enters on 77.
80' The referee calls foul for Diego Chara. He receives a card.
82' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Jeevan Badwal exits the field as Rayan Elloumi enters on 82.
87' Mathias Laborda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
3-2 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

41
James Pantemis
99
Kristoffer Velde ↓ Alexander Aravena 82'
10
David Pereira da Costa
11
Antony
20
Finn Surman
6
Alex Bonetig
19
Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 65'
29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Brandon Bye 46'
27
Jimer Fory
80
Julio Ortiz ↓ Diego Chara 77'
30
Jose Caicedo

Bench

5
Brandon Bye ↑ 46'
21
Diego Chara ↑ 77'
15
Eric Miller
25
Trey Muse
7
Ariel Lassiter
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 65'
28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 82'
23
Ian Smith
88
Gage Guerra

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

2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W

Portland Timbers Form

2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.85 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC70% Draw17% Portland Timbers13%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Portland Timbers

30%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Portland Timbers

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC53% Draw34% Portland Timbers13%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

6.9%

1 – 1

6.8%

4 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

4 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

3.5%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	20%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	20%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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