Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: Portland have the advantage

Portland Timbers were heavily beaten by Houston Dynamo in their last game. They conceded 5 goals and failed to score a single goal in the game. Now they welcome Vancouver Whitecaps to Providence Park for another league match. The Whitecaps also lost their last game by a single goal against San Jose Earthquakes at home.

On the table, Vancouver Whitecaps are 17th with 31 points from 23 matches. While Portland Timbers are 24th with 26 points from 24 matches.

Portland Timbers

The Timbers will be eager to bounce back from the 5-0 defeat they suffered in the hands of Houston Dynamo in their last game. They had a very poor first half, conceding all four goals in that half. Amine Bassi scored from the spot in the 5th minute and Nelson Quinones Corey Baird and Franco Escobar scored 3 more goals in 11th, 14th and 48th minutes. And in the 63rd minute, Bradley Smith scored the 5th goal to seal the 5-0 win for Houston Dynamo. Portland managed 37% possession, 0 shots on target and 4 corner kicks in the game.

Portland Timbers had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 MLS games. They won against Columbus Crew (H) and played a draw against New York City (H) and Colorado Rapids (A). Then they lost games against Minnesota United (A) and Houston Dynamo (A). At home, they had 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw and their latest home game ended in a 3-2 win over Columbus Crew.

Streaks: losses (3), without a clean sheet (3)

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps also lost their last game by a single goal against San Jose Earthquakes. The only goal of the game was scored by Cristian Espinoza in the 43rd minute and the game stayed that way until the final whistle. According to statistics, The Whitecaps had 58% possession, 8 shots on target and 6 corner kicks in that game.

In Vancouver’s last 5 MLS games, they had 2 wins and 3 defeats, They lost back-to-back games against Sporting Kansas City (A) and Seattle Sounders (H) and then had back-to-back wins against Austin FC (H) and LA Galaxy (H) before losing their most recent game against San Jose Earthquakes (H).

In their last 5 away games they had just 1 win and 4 defeats. They lost to Portland Timbers, FC Dallas, Saint Louis City and Sporting Kansas City all away from home and won against Los Angeles FC.

Streaks: without a clean sheet (14), more than 2.5 goals (7/9), both teams scoring (6/7).

Head to Head

Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps have played against Vancouver Whitecaps 20 times in the past. Portland Timbers won 12 matches, while Vancouver Whitecaps won 7 matches and 1 match ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Portland Timbers are without a clean sheet in the last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 6/8 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Portland Timbers have played 24 matches in the MLS and they have scored 26 goals and conceded 38. They score an average of 1.1 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%. They played an average of 11.2 shots per game and 3.9 shots were on target per game. They played 3.7 corners per game and they kept an average of 44.1% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game and have kept 7 clean sheets.

Vancouver Whitecaps have played 23 matches in the MLS and they have scored 38 goals and conceded 33. They score an average of 1.7 goals per game and their conversion rate is 11%. They played an average of 14.6 shots per game and 5.1 shots were on target per game. They played 6.4 corners per game and they kept an average of 50.0% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and have kept 5 clean sheets.

• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Home Win FT at 2.05 Odds