Major League Soccer

Feb 23, 2025 at 9pm UK

Providence Park

Portland
1 - 4
Vancouver

Antony (73')
Fory (63')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Gauld (24'), Vite (32'), Adekugbe (53'), Nelson (61')
Cubas (36'), Gauld (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Vancouver 5-0 Portland
Thursday, October 24 at 3.30am in MLS Playoffs

Goals
for

Vancouver Whitecaps

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Deportivo Saprissa 2-1 Vancouver
Friday, February 21 at 1am in CONCACAF Champions League

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portland Timbers win with a probability of 47.29%. A win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 29.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.19%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-2 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
47.29% ( -0.07)	23.5% ( 0.02)	29.2% ( 0.05)

Both teams to score 60.31% (

-0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.85% (

-0.05)

41.15% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.46% (

-0.05)

63.54% (

0.05)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.36% (

-0.05)

17.64% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.76% (

-0.08)

48.24% (

0.08)

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.22% (

0.01)

26.78% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.94% (

0.01)

62.06% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 47.29%

Vancouver Whitecaps 29.2%

Draw 23.5%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
2-1 @ 9.37% ( -0) 1-0 @ 8.19% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 7.11% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.42% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 4.11% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 3.57% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 2.35% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.78% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.55% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.84% Total : 47.29%	1-1 @ 10.79% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 6.17% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.72% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.57% ( -0) Other @ 0.25% Total : 23.5%	1-2 @ 7.11% ( 0.01) 0-1 @ 6.22% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 4.1% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 3.13% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.71% 0-3 @ 1.8% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.03% ( 0) Other @ 3.1% Total : 29.2%