Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: The Timbers are favorites, but don’t rule out Vancouver’s response

Portland Timbers are heading back home after a successful trip to the Earthquakes stadium last week. This week, the Portland Timbers welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps to Providence Park for an exciting MLS clash. Portland Timbers continue to impress as they have managed to avoid a defeat in their last 5 games in a row. And for Vancouver Whitecaps they lost a close game against New England Revolution last week and they are eager to return to winning ways in this fixture.

According to current ranking, Portland Timbers is in 7th position with 24 points on the western conference table while Vancouver Whitecaps is in 6th position with 25 points.

Portland Timbers are looking like a proper team after a turn around in their results in the last couple of weeks. Their results earlier in the season were horrible and right now they seemed to have stirred past the storms.

The Timbers won their last game against San Jose Earthquakes away from home to end a 2-game draw streak. They are also unbeaten in their last 5 league games, as they had 3 wins and 2 draws in those 5 games. And in their last 10, they recorded 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

Portland Timbers had quite a good game against the San Jose Earthquakes as they recorded a 2-1 win in the end. The Timbers went ahead in the match through Evander’s goal in the 22nd minute, but in the 50th minute, they conceded the equalizer. Finally Portland Timbers retook the lead in the 72nd minute through Jonathan Rodriguez and it was enough to give them all 3 points in the end.

According to stats recorded, Portland Timbers had the following:- 45% possession, 2 big chances, 1 goalkeeper save, 2 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.

The Whitecaps are yearning to return to winning ways after suffering a setback against the New England Revolution away from home. They were on a 2-win streak in the prior game before the defeat and they are feeling disappointed to not keep that streak going.

The Whitecaps ended the 2-match win streak by falling to a defeat against New England, and as a result, their last 5 games ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In their last 10 games, they’ve had a very poor run as they recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Vancouver Whitecaps were hoping to earn at least a draw in the game against New England but the game ended in a 3-2 defeat. The New England Revolution scored 3 goals in the first half (7’, 21, 39’), while Vancouver Whitecaps managed to score 1 through Ryan Gauld in the 13th minute. The score remained that way and Vancouver Whitecaps tried to get back into the game. Finally Ryan Gauld struck again in the 90+4 minute but it was too late to initiate a comeback, so Vancouver lost in the end.

According to stats, Vancouver Whitecaps had the following:- 44% possession, 1 big chance, 4 goalkeeper saves, 4 corner kicks and 8 shots on target.

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Portland Timbers had 11 wins, while Vancouver Whitecaps had 8 wins and they drew 1 game.

Match Facts:-

Portland Timbers are without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings

Vancouver Whitecaps are without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings

5/7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals

Both teams scored in 6/7 meetings

Vancouver Whitecaps scored first in 4/5 meetings

The Portland Timbers are regarded favorites to win for obvious reasons. They have better results and are in better form than Vancouver Whitecaps. They are also playing at home, which gives them a huge advantage. However, Vancouver’s response should be to search for a win after losing their last match, so this has the potential of going either way.

• 3 Way Total Portland Timbers Over 1 Goal at 1.82 Odds
• Portland Timbers to Win at 2.20 Odds
• Portland Timbers DNB at 1.61 Odds