Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers

Vancouver Whitecaps

1 - 0

Portland Timbers

🕒 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 03:30 Europe/London 📍 BC Place 🧑‍⚖️ N. Saghafi 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 13 · Portland Timbers 19

Referee Stats

N. Saghafi

21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	52%
Draws	43%
Away wins	5%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (13-2).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (57%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (9-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 20

Avg: 1.94 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 36

Avg: 1.00 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

1.67

PPG

0.76

1.94

1.00

1.11

2.12

53%

O2.5

65%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank13th

Portland Timbers rank19th

Vancouver Whitecaps points48

Portland Timbers points43

Vancouver Whitecaps: #13 · 48 pts · GD +7

15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Portland Timbers: #19 · 43 pts · GD -12

20 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals10-6

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 last 5 away

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals8-15

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home88%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home29%

Portland Timbers score away65%

Portland Timbers clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first0%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first0%

Portland Timbers score first0%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 0% · Portland Timbers 0%

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home1.94 vs 1.69

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home1.11 vs 1.07

Portland Timbers score away1.00 vs 1.07

Portland Timbers concede away2.12 vs 1.69

Vancouver Whitecaps score 15% above league average, while Portland Timbers score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 4% above league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 25% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

443

342

Passes Accurate

363

243

Passes %

82%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	22
Home Wins	12
Draws	3
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (54.5%)
BTTS	14 (63.6%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	12
Home Wins	7
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (41.7%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

05 Apr 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 3 - 2 08 Mar 2026 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 4

2025-2026 Season

25 Sep 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 1 - 1 23 Feb 2025 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 4

2024-2025 Season

24 Oct 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 5 - 0 29 Sep 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 1 - 1 23 Jun 2024 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 0 31 Mar 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 3 - 2

2023-2024 Season

27 Aug 2023 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 3 14 May 2023 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 1 09 Apr 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 1 - 0

2022-2023 Season

18 Jul 2022 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 10 Apr 2022 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 2 - 3

2021-2022 Season

21 Oct 2021 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 3 11 Sep 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 0 - 1 19 Apr 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

02 Nov 2020 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 0 28 Sep 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 0 - 1

2019-2020 Season

11 Aug 2019 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 3 - 1 11 May 2019 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

28 Oct 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 2 - 1 12 Aug 2018 Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 2