Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps

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Vancouver Whitecaps

🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 Providence Park 🧑‍⚖️ V. Rivas 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Portland Timbers 16 · Vancouver Whitecaps 2

Referee Stats

V. Rivas

2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (7-16).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (56%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Portland Timbers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 24

Avg: 2.38 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 1.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Vancouver Whitecaps (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

21 / 12

Avg: 2.10 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.85

PPG

1.80

2.38

2.10

1.85

1.20

92%

O2.5

50%

92%

BTTS

60%

38%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Portland Timbers rank16th

Vancouver Whitecaps rank2nd

Portland Timbers points32

Vancouver Whitecaps points46

Portland Timbers: #16 · 32 pts · GD +0

14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Vancouver Whitecaps: #2 · 46 pts · GD +30

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portland Timbers last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals13-10

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 away

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals12-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.592%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.585%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 62% · 1H BTTS 54%

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Portland Timbers score at home100%

Portland Timbers clean sheet at home8%

Vancouver Whitecaps score away80%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Portland Timbers score first38%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first80%

Vancouver Whitecaps score first40%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Portland Timbers 63% · Vancouver Whitecaps 60%

Avg first goal minute: Portland Timbers 18.2' · Vancouver Whitecaps 42.0'

Vs league average

Portland Timbers score at home2.38 vs 1.83

Portland Timbers concede at home1.85 vs 1.37

Vancouver Whitecaps score away2.10 vs 1.37

Vancouver Whitecaps concede away1.20 vs 1.83

Portland Timbers score 31% above league average, while Vancouver Whitecaps score 53% above league average.

Defensive side: Portland Timbers are 34% above league average at home, and Vancouver Whitecaps are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Portland Timbers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 1

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

404

512

Passes Accurate

320

430

Passes %

79%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' K. Kelsy

17'

17' É. Ocampo

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. White

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Berhalter

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

T. Blackmon

Normal Goal

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ K. Kelsy

1st substitution · For: Andrew Guerra

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ J. Badwal

1st substitution · For: E. Sabbi

59'

59' K. Velde

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Aravena

2nd substitution · For: A. Lassiter

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

S. Berhalter

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Jackson

67'

67' Ian Smith

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Cubas

2nd substitution · For: O. Larraz

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Jackson

3rd substitution · For: K. Cabrera

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ É. Ocampo

4th substitution · For: M. Laborda

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

E. Izoita

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ortiz

77'

77' E. Sabbi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Bye

3rd substitution · For: F. Mora

83'

83' O. Larraz

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

B. White

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Cabrera

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Johnson

5th substitution · For: M. Gherasimencov

Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 4-1 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by V. Rivas. It was played at Providence Park.

First half: K. Kelsy received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 7'. É. Ocampo received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 17'. Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 21' when B. White scored, with the assist credited to S. Berhalter, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 49' when T. Blackmon scored, making the score 0-2. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 54', with K. Kelsy replacing Andrew Guerra. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 55', with J. Badwal replacing E. Sabbi. K. Velde received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 59'. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with A. Aravena replacing A. Lassiter. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 63' when S. Berhalter scored, with the assist credited to A. Jackson, making the score 0-3. Ian Smith received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 67'. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Cubas replacing O. Larraz. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 69', with A. Jackson replacing K. Cabrera. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 69', with É. Ocampo replacing M. Laborda. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 72' when E. Izoita scored, with the assist credited to J. Ortiz, making the score 1-3. E. Sabbi received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 77'. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 81', with B. Bye replacing F. Mora. O. Larraz received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 83'. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 87' when B. White scored, with the assist credited to K. Cabrera, making the score 1-4. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with T. Johnson replacing M. Gherasimencov.

Portland Timbers used 3 substitutions while Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions. Portland Timbers got 3 yellow cards, while Vancouver Whitecaps got 3 yellow cards.