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Matchday

MLS 2025 · 25 Sep 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 Portland Timbers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.3 – 1.1
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made Vancouver Whitecaps favourites at 64%.

Vancouver Whitecaps deserved more from the draw, creating 2.3 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yohei Takaoka, 68.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Matías Rojas +19.9, Yohei Takaoka +17.8, Kristoffer Velde +17.4.

Well below it: Ali Ahmed −33.0, Kenji Cabrera −14.3, James Pantemis −10.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Vancouver Whitecaps

21 Sep 2025W 2–0at Sporting Kansas City MLS
14 Sep 2025W 7–0v Philadelphia Union MLS
24 Aug 2025W 3–2v St.Louis City MLS
18 Aug 2025D 1–1v Houston Dynamo MLS
10 Aug 2025L 1–2at San Jose Earthquakes MLS

Portland Timbers

21 Sep 2025L 0–1at Houston Dynamo MLS
14 Sep 2025W 2–1v New York Red Bulls MLS
31 Aug 2025D 1–1at Minnesota United MLS
24 Aug 2025D 0–0at San Diego FC MLS
17 Aug 2025L 2–3v FC Cincinnati MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Vancouver Whitecaps

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yohei Takaoka Goalkeeper9000–68.9+17.8
Brian White Forward30101.1565.8–
Belal Halbouni Defender90000.1552.6+12.2
Jeevan Badwal Midfielder1700–49.5–
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder90000.1448.5+6.7
Mathías Laborda Defender90010.0643.9+5.0
Kenji Cabrera Forward80000.1242.5−14.3
Rayan Elloumi Forward60000.1438.3–
Ali Ahmed Midfielder45000.0735.2−33.0
Jayden Nelson Forward45000.0234.7−3.0
Tate Johnson Defender9000–33.9+3.5
Emmanuel Sabbi Midfielder90000.3531.3−5.4
Ralph Priso Defender7300–30.4−8.4
Giuseppe Bovalina Defender8000–26.9–
Daniel Ríos Forward10000.1326.0–
Jean-Claude Ngando Midfielder1000–0.0–

Portland Timbers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ariel Lassiter Forward1300–64.9–
Matías Rojas Midfielder62000.0764.6+19.9
Kristoffer Velde Midfielder83000.3358.7+17.4
Kamal Miller Defender90100.1452.7+14.9
David Ayala Midfielder1300–51.1–
James Pantemis Goalkeeper9000–48.4−10.6
Eric Miller Defender1400–45.4–
Ian Smith Defender77000.4445.4+5.1
Cristhian Paredes Midfielder9000–44.4+0.9
Finn Surman Defender9000–44.1−3.8
Felipe Mora Forward2800–43.7–
David Pereira Da Costa Midfielder2800–43.1–
Diego Chará Midfielder7700–42.1–
Dario Župarić Defender9000–41.6+0.5
Antony Alves Midfielder90000.0140.4+2.0
Kevin Kelsy Forward62000.0637.1−1.1