Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps

23 February 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Victor Rivas

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

Antony Alves 73’

Ryan Gauld 24’
Pedro Vite 32’
Sam Adekugbe 53’
Jayden Nelson 61’

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won comfortably, 4-1 away at Portland Timbers. Vancouver Whitecaps led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Gauld put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 24th minute and Pedro Vite made it 0-2 in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Sam Adekugbe made it 0-3 in the 53rd minute, Jayden Nelson made it 0-4 in the 61st minute, and Antony Alves pulled one back to make it 1-4 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 2.98 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Portland Timbers's 0.74 from 6. Portland Timbers had a player sent off.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%

6 Shots 22

2 Shots on target 10

3 Corners 10

343 Passes 676

78.1% Pass accuracy 91.0%

15 Tackles 14

9 Fouls 16

1 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps

Kick-off

3’

Brian WhiteShot on target

Kamal Miller

11’

17’

Brian WhiteShot on target

18’

Ryan GauldShot on target

24’

Ryan GauldLeft foot shot

0-1

32’

Pedro ViteLeft foot shot

0-2

36’

Andrés Cubas

Eric MillerFelipe Mora

37’

Half-time0-2

David Pereira Da CostaDavid Ayala

46’

Kevin KelsyShot on target

46’

Second half underway

51’

Ryan GauldShot on target

53’

Sam AdekugbeLeft foot shot

0-3

61’

Jayden NelsonLeft foot shot

0-4

62’

Ralph PrisoAndrés Cubas

62’

Ali AhmedJayden Nelson

Jímer Fory

63’

Ian SmithFinn Surman

66’

Cristhian ParedesJoao Ortíz

66’

Antony AlvesRight foot shot

1-4

73’

79’

Sebastian BerhalterShot on target

82’

Édier OcampoSam Adekugbe

82’

Jeevan BadwalSebastian Berhalter

Ariel LassiterAntony Alves

86’

88’

Ryan Gauld

88’

Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauBrian White

89’

Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauShot on target

Full-time1-4

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 0.74 xGVancouver Whitecaps 2.98 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 3-5-2 Starting XI

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Maxime Crépeau	90′	6	4	45	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Finn Surman Taken off	66′	–	–	–	3	3	26	–	–	–	–
Zac McGraw	90′	4	2	–	7	–	42	–	–	–	–
Kamal Miller	11′	–	1	–	–	–	10	1	–	–	–
Jímer Fory	90′	–	3	–	6	3	30	1	–	–	–
Eric Miller Came on as a substitute	53′	1	–	–	1	–	26	–	–	–	–
Ian Smith Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	2	1	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Antony Alves Taken off	86′	1	–	23	1	0.01	3	–	5	2	1	–
Joao Ortíz Taken off	66′	–	–	18	–	0.01	–	–	2	–	1	–
Diego Chará	90′	–	–	52	1	0.01	4	1	7	5	3	–
David Ayala Taken off	45′	–	–	13	–	0.01	2	–	3	–	–	–
David Pereira Da Costa Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	15	1	0.07	–	–	2	–	1	–
Cristhian Paredes Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	2	3	–	3	–

Forwards3 players


Kevin Kelsy	90′	–	–	2	1	0.04	0.01	–	4	–	17	–
Felipe Mora Taken off	37′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	3	2	4	–
Ariel Lassiter Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Yohei Takaoka	90′	1	1	20	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Mathías Laborda	90′	–	1	–	4	4	77	2	–	–	–
Ranko Veselinović	90′	1	1	–	4	3	86	–	–	–	–
Tristan Blackmon	90′	–	2	–	3	3	99	2	–	–	–
Sam Adekugbe Taken off	82′	–	1	–	6	5	70	–	1	–	–
Ralph Priso Came on as a substitute	28′	1	2	–	1	–	35	1	–	–	–
Édier Ocampo Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Pedro Vite	90′	1	–	64	2	0.27	4	–	6	1	2	–
Andrés Cubas Taken off	62′	–	–	42	–	0.04	–	2	2	2	2	–
Sebastian Berhalter Taken off	82′	–	–	60	1	0.07	3	–	4	2	–	–
Jayden Nelson Taken off	62′	1	3	31	5	1.12	–	–	4	2	–	–
Ryan Gauld	90′	1	–	39	4	0.38	3	1	4	2	–	–
Ali Ahmed Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	17	–	0.01	1	–	3	–	1	–
Jeevan Badwal Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Brian White Taken off	88′	–	–	5	2	0.84	0.10	3	5	3	19	–
Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	1	0.07	–	–	1	–	1	–

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 D L D D

Vancouver Whitecaps D L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Portland Timbers, 29 Sep 24 Next meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Portland Timbers, 25 Sep 25 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.