Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps result

Full-time · Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · Sun, 14 May 2023 03:30 BST · Providence Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps — Portland Timbers won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Portland Timbers beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 at Providence Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 14 May. Portland Timbers have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Portland Timbers led 2–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Portland Timbers: F. Boli (2’, assisted by Claudio Bravo), Evander (18’, assisted by J. Mosquera; 54’, assisted by Yimmi Chara) and an own goal by Zac McGraw (24’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Portland Timbers 1.11, Vancouver Whitecaps 0.73, from 13 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Portland Timbers: Zac McGraw (73’); Vancouver Whitecaps: J. Brown (74’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Evander (Portland Timbers) 10.1, S. Moreno (Portland Timbers) 7.7 and Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Portland Timbers next host Charlotte on 25 October 2026.

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Portland Timbers: Portland Timbers v Charlotte, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
Venue: Providence Park · Portland, Oregon
Referee: G. Gonzalez
Head-to-head (last 6): Portland Timbers 2 · draws 1 · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Portland Timbers 2W 1D 2L · Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 2D 1L

Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 8.5

Corners

against 6.5 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 6.5

Shots on target

against 5.17 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 1.67

Cards

against 2.17 / 2.17 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portland Timbers for / against	Line	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	8.5 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	19.33 for · 8 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.5 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.33 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 9.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	5.4 3/2	4.3 3/1	—
Nathan Fogaca n 8	48	2.6 5/4	1.4 5/1	—
D. Asprilla n 8	69	2.1 6/3	1.8 4/3	—
Claudio Bravo n 8	68.6	2.1 8/5	0.5 3/0	—
D. Župarić n 8	90	2 6/4	1.1 6/3	—

Portland Timbers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	3.3 2/1	2.2 1/1
Evander n 8	77.3	2.2 5/4	0.7 2/2
Nathan Fogaca n 8	48	2.1 4/4	0.7 2/1
J. Niezgoda n 8	29.1	1.9 4/1	0.8 2/0
D. Asprilla n 8	69	1.8 5/5	0.8 4/1

Portland Timbers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Ikoba n 4	20.8	1.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Asprilla n 8	69	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
Evander n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
C. Paredes n 8	32.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
S. Moreno n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Portland Timbers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ayala n 8	31.8	4.3 7/3
C. Paredes n 8	32.8	2.7 4/2
D. Chara n 8	90	2 7/5
Claudio Bravo n 8	68.6	2 6/4
Zac McGraw n 8	88.3	1.9 8/4

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ivačič n 8	90	3.9 7/6

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	38.1	2.7 5/3	0.6 2/0	—
Jean-Claude Ngando n 4	33.5	2.7 2/1	0.7 1/0	—
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	2.3 5/4	2.6 6/4	—
Andrés Cubas n 8	76.4	2.1 6/4	0.9 4/1	—
A. Schopf n 8	67.3	2 7/4	0.5 3/0	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brian White n 8	66.6	3.4 8/7	2.2 7/5
S. Becher n 7	44.9	3.2 6/4	2.3 5/3
J. Gressel n 8	82.8	2.3 6/4	1 4/2
P. Vite n 8	64.9	2.3 6/6	0.7 2/2
R. Gauld n 8	81.3	1.9 7/4	0.6 3/1

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Becher n 7	44.9	1.4 4/1	0.3 1/0
Brian White n 8	66.6	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
J. Gressel n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Gauld n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sebastian Berhalter n 8	38.1	4.7 5/4
A. Ahmed n 8	59.5	4 7/4
Mathías Laborda n 8	55.6	3 4/4
R. Gauld n 8	81.3	2.8 8/4
J. Brown n 8	71	2.5 8/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90	2.4 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Portland Timbers		Vancouver Whitecaps
45%	Possession	55%
1.11	Expected goals (xG)	0.73
13	Shots	8
7	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	0
9	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	7
1	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
413	Passes	495
79%	Pass accuracy	82%

Portland Timbers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ivačič	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
D. Župarić	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
Zac McGraw	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
Claudio Bravo	90	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	7
D. Chara	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Paredes	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
Evander	89	2	0	3	2	3	1	0	8.9
J. Mosquera	84	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7
S. Moreno	84	0	0	1	1	6	2	0	7.3
Yimmi Chara	64	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7
F. Boli	64	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. Niezgoda sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Asprilla sub	26	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
E. Miller sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Loria sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Larrys Mabiala sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Ranko Veselinović	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
J. Gressel	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
P. Vite	90	1	1	2	2	0	6.7
R. Gauld	90	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
J. Brown	83	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
Andrés Cubas	83	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
Luís Martins	76	1	1	1	4	0	7
A. Schopf	64	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
S. Cordova	45	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Becher sub	45	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Ahmed sub	26	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
Ryan Raposo sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Sebastian Berhalter sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Déiber Caicedo sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Portland TimbersLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Vancouver WhitecapsWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Portland Timbers 2 · 1 draw · Vancouver Whitecaps 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers
2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 Portland Timbers
2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps
2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers
2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portland Timbers#10 pos43 pts34 pl-12 GD

Vancouver Whitecaps#6 pos48 pts34 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Portland Timbers scored1.35

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.62

Portland Timbers conceded1.71

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps?: In their last 6 meetings, Portland Timbers won 2, Vancouver Whitecaps won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps?: Recent form — Portland Timbers 2W 1D 2L; Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 2D 1L.

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