Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps

27 August 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

Felipe Mora 53’
Evander 85’

Ryan Gauld 13’, 60’ (pen)
Brian White 36’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 3-2 on the road. Vancouver Whitecaps led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Gauld put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 13th minute and Brian White made it 0-2 with a header in the 36th minute. In the second half, Felipe Mora pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 53rd minute, Gauld made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, and Evander made it 2-3 in the 85th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Portland Timbers created 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.01 from 9.

Key events

Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps

0’

Richie LaryeaArgument

Kick-off

13’

Ryan GauldLeft foot shot

0-1

EvanderFoul

34’

36’

Brian WhiteHeader

0-2

Second half underway

Half-time0-2

Dario ŽuparićFoul

51’

Felipe MoraHeader

1-2

53’

60’

Ryan GauldPenalty

1-3

62’

Ryan RaposoSam Adekugbe

Dairon AsprillaArgument

63’

65’

Andrés CubasFoul

Santiago MorenoDairon Asprilla

66’

Sebastián BlancoYimmi Chará

66’

Franck BoliFelipe Mora

66’

Juan MosqueraShot on target

69’

Antony AlvesCristhian Paredes

79’

Mathías LabordaJavain Brown

79’

Sebastian BerhalterAlessandro Schöpf

Zac McGrawMiguel Araujo

82’

EvanderRight foot shot

2-3

85’

Zac McGrawShot on target

87’

89’

Pedro ViteRichie Laryea

89’

Russell TeibertRyan Gauld

Franck Boli

90+4’

Claudio BravoShot on target

90+7’

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Portland Timbers 1.95 xGVancouver Whitecaps 2.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Vancouver Whitecaps attacking Portland Timbers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portland Timbers 4-3-3 Starting XI

Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


David Bingham	90′	0	3	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Juan Mosquera	90′	2	–	–	3	–	56	–	–	–	–
Miguel Araujo Taken off	83′	3	–	–	6	3	58	–	–	–	–
Dario Župarić	90′	1	1	2	2	1	68	4	–	–
Claudio Bravo	90′	–	–	–	3	–	57	3	–	–	–
Zac McGraw Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	1	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Cristhian Paredes Taken off	79′	–	–	21	1	0.05	–	–	1	1	–	–
Diego Chará	90′	–	–	70	–	0.04	2	1	6	1	3	–
Evander	90′	1	–	50	1	0.16	–	1	2	3	1
Yimmi Chará Taken off	66′	–	–	30	1	0.13	–	–	1	1	1	–
Sebastián Blanco Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	10	2	0.11	–	–	1	1	1	–
Antony Alves Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Dairon Asprilla Taken off	66′	–	1	1	–	0.16	0.23	1	1	–	22
Felipe Mora Taken off	66′	1	–	2	1	0.16	0.02	–	5	3	16	–
Santiago Moreno Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	0.15	3	–	–	14	–
Franck Boli Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	2	–	0.16	0.00	–	–	–	2

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	3	2	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Javain Brown Taken off	79′	–	1	1	3	3	22	–	–	–	–
Ranko Veselinović	90′	–	5	1	3	3	34	1	–	–	–
Tristan Blackmon	90′	–	1	2	7	6	41	1	–	–	–
Richie Laryea Taken off	89′	4	–	–	13	–	19	–	–	–
Sam Adekugbe Taken off	62′	1	2	–	1	–	21	–	–	–	–
Mathías Laborda Came on as a substitute	11′	2	–	–	3	1	1	1	–	–	–
Pedro Vite Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Andrés Cubas	90′	–	–	39	–	0.01	4	2	6	4	2
Alessandro Schöpf Taken off	79′	–	–	19	1	0.01	1	–	2	2	1	–
Ali Ahmed	90′	–	–	28	1	0.03	1	2	6	1	3	–
Ryan Gauld Taken off	89′	2	1	24	2	0.58	1	–	4	–	–	–
Ryan Raposo Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	11	–	0.00	2	1	2	–	–	–
Sebastian Berhalter Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	2	–	–	–
Russell Teibert Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Brian White	90′	1	1	2	1	0.48	0.00	2	8	3	14	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Portland Timbers D L D W L

Vancouver Whitecaps L L W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Portland Timbers 3-1 Vancouver Whitecaps, 14 May 23 Next meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 Portland Timbers, 31 Mar 24 All Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.