Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 10 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Assistant 1 Cameron Blanchard (USA)
- Assistant 2 Logan Brown
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W 22 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L 15 Mar Minnesota United FC H 6–0 W 08 Mar Portland Timbers A 4–1 W 01 Mar Toronto FC H 3–0 W 22 Feb Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D 15 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L 08 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L 28 Feb Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L 22 Feb Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W Season Stats
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers #17 Position #28 25 Points 10 10 Played 10 8 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 6 26 Scored 13 6 Conceded 21 +20 GD -8 2.50 PPG 1.00 80% Win % 30% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonVancouver Whitecaps FC are 17th (25 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (10 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 6' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Edier Ocampo on 6.
- 11' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Julio Ortiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 36' Goal! Juan Mosquera scores his 3 goal in 265 matches.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Bonetig, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emmanuel Sabbi is hanging Aziel Jackson on the field on 46 minute.
- 47' David Pereira da Costa puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brandon Bye made 259 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 62' Sebastian Berhalter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' Felipe Mora is replacing Kevin Kelsy for the Portland Timbers side.
- 68' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Mathias Laborda gets a card.
- 71' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 71 minute. Cheikh Sabaly leaves to be changed by Bruno Caicedo.
- 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tate Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Julio Ortiz by Diego Chara on 77 minute.
- 80' Diego Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 82' Rayan Elloumi is replacing Jeevan Badwal for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
- 87' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 13
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Aziel Jackson ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 46'
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Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Bruno Caicedo 71'
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Jeevan Badwal ↓ Rayan Elloumi 82'
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Bench- 15
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Emmanuel Sabbi ↑ 46'
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Rayan Elloumi ↑ 82'
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Bruno Caicedo ↑ 71'
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Coach Jesper SørensenPortland Timbers
4-3-3Starting XI- 41
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Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 65'
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Juan Mosquera ↓ Brandon Bye 46'
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Julio Ortiz ↓ Diego Chara 77'
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Bench-
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Brandon Bye ↑ 46'
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Diego Chara ↑ 77'
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Felipe Mora ↑ 65'
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Alexander Aravena ↑ 82'
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Coach Phil Neville -
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake WPortland Timbers Form
2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W