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Major League Soccer
Oct 24, 2024 at 3.30am UK
BC Place Stadium
Portland Timbers

Vancouver
vs.
Portland

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 2-1 Vancouver
Sunday, October 20 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Seattle 1-1 Portland
Sunday, October 20 at 2am in Major League Soccer

We say: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 Portland Timbers

The Timbers are by no means a stable defensive unit, but with so much firepower and creativity in the attacking third, we believe they will overwhelm a helpless Caps team that have failed to have any answers to their poor form for weeks. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 47.85%. A win for Portland Timbers has a probability of 28.61% and a draw has a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win is 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (8.39%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win is 1-2 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (10.85%).

Result
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawPortland Timbers
47.85%23.53%28.61%
Both teams to score 59.78%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.34%41.65%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.94%64.05%
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.38%17.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.79%48.2%
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.57%27.43%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.09%62.91%
Score Analysis
    Vancouver Whitecaps 47.85%
    Portland Timbers 28.61%
    Draw 23.53%
Vancouver WhitecapsDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.42%
1-0 @ 8.39%
2-0 @ 7.28%
3-1 @ 5.45%
3-0 @ 4.22%
3-2 @ 3.53%
4-1 @ 2.37%
4-0 @ 1.83%
4-2 @ 1.53%
Other @ 3.83%
Total : 47.85%
1-1 @ 10.85%
2-2 @ 6.09%
0-0 @ 4.83%
3-3 @ 1.52%
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 23.53%
1-2 @ 7.02%
0-1 @ 6.25%
0-2 @ 4.04%
1-3 @ 3.03%
2-3 @ 2.63%
0-3 @ 1.74%
1-4 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 28.61%

Who will win Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver and Portland?

Vancouver Whitecaps
Draw
Portland Timbers
Vancouver Whitecaps
25.0%
Draw
25.0%
Portland Timbers
50.0%
8
Head to Head
Sep 29, 2024 3.30am
Jun 23, 2024 3.30am
Portland
2-0
Vancouver
Rodriguez (26'), Mora (43')
Ayala (55')

Schopf (34'), Blackmon (39'), Berhalter (60'), Martins (90+1')
Schopf (52')
Mar 31, 2024 3.30am
Vancouver
3-2
Portland
Gauld (2'), Picault (29'), Raposo (87')
Cubas (51'), Adekugbe (90')
Evander (52'), Mora (77')
Aug 27, 2023 3.30am
Portland
2-3
Vancouver
Mora (53'), Evander (85')
Evander (34'), Zuparic (51'), Asprilla (63'), Boli (90+4')
Gauld (13', 60'), White (36')
Cubas (65'), Laryea (90+5'), Takaoka (90+8')
May 14, 2023 3.30am
Portland
3-1
Vancouver
Boli (2'), Evander (18', 54')
McGraw (24' og.)
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8Atlanta UnitedAtlanta351110144849-143
9CF MontrealMontreal351110144866-1843
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721


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