Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Portland Timbers

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Vancouver Whitecaps

🕒 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Victor Rivas 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Portland Timbers 17 · Vancouver Whitecaps 4

Referee Stats

Victor Rivas

24 matches · 4.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.29
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.42
Over 4.5 cards	54%
Home wins	38%
Draws	29%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (6-22).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (66%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (2-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Portland Timbers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 29

Avg: 1.58 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Vancouver Whitecaps (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 23

Avg: 1.45 / 1.15

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

1.63

PPG

1.65

1.58

1.45

1.53

1.15

59%

O2.5

59%

76%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Portland Timbers rank17th

Vancouver Whitecaps rank4th

Portland Timbers points44

Vancouver Whitecaps points63

Portland Timbers: #17 · 44 pts · GD -7

21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Vancouver Whitecaps: #4 · 63 pts · GD +28

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Portland Timbers last 5 home

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals7-11

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.529%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Portland Timbers score at home88%

Portland Timbers clean sheet at home12%

Vancouver Whitecaps score away71%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Portland Timbers score first47%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first63%

Vancouver Whitecaps score first41%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Portland Timbers 56% · Vancouver Whitecaps 50%

Avg first goal minute: Portland Timbers 35.1' · Vancouver Whitecaps 30.1'

Vs league average

Portland Timbers score at home1.58 vs 1.64

Portland Timbers concede at home1.53 vs 1.36

Vancouver Whitecaps score away1.45 vs 1.36

Vancouver Whitecaps concede away1.15 vs 1.64

Portland Timbers score 4% below league average, while Vancouver Whitecaps score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Portland Timbers are 12% above league average at home, and Vancouver Whitecaps are 30% 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: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

0-15 2

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

34%

66%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

343

676

Passes Accurate

268

615

Passes %

78%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' K. Miller

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Gauld

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Nelson

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

P. Vite

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Nelson

36'

36' A. Cubas

37' ↑↓

↑↓

37' ⇄ F. Mora

1st substitution · For: E. Miller

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Ayala

2nd substitution · For: David Pereira da Costa

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

S. Adekugbe

Normal Goal

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

J. Nelson

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Nelson

1st substitution · For: A. Ahmed

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Cubas

2nd substitution · For: R. Priso

63'

63' J. Fory

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ F. Surman

3rd substitution · For: Ian Smith

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Ortiz

4th substitution · For: C. Paredes

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

Antony

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Berhalter

3rd substitution · For: J. Badwal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Adekugbe

4th substitution · For: É. Ocampo

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Antony

5th substitution · For: A. Lassiter

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ B. White

5th substitution · For: N. Fleuriau Chateau

88'

88' R. Gauld

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

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 4-1 on Sunday, 23 February 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Victor Rivas.

First half: K. Miller received a red card for Portland Timbers at 11'. Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 24' when R. Gauld scored, with the assist credited to J. Nelson, making the score 0-1. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 32' when P. Vite scored, with the assist credited to J. Nelson, making the score 0-2. A. Cubas received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 36'. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 37', with F. Mora replacing E. Miller.

Second half: Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Ayala replacing David Pereira da Costa. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 53' when S. Adekugbe scored, making the score 0-3. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 61' when J. Nelson scored, making the score 0-4. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Nelson replacing A. Ahmed. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 62', with A. Cubas replacing R. Priso. J. Fory received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 63'. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 66', with F. Surman replacing Ian Smith. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 66', with J. Ortiz replacing C. Paredes. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 73' when Antony scored, making the score 1-4. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. Berhalter replacing J. Badwal. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Adekugbe replacing É. Ocampo. Portland Timbers made their 5th substitution at 86', with Antony replacing A. Lassiter. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 87', with B. White replacing N. Fleuriau Chateau. R. Gauld received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 88'.

Portland Timbers used 5 substitutions while Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions. Portland Timbers got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Vancouver Whitecaps got 2 yellow cards.