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In week 51 of the 2025 MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps face Portland Timbers on 2025-09-25 (kick-off 03:30 GMT) at BC Place.
In the last clash, head-to-head was 1-0 in favor of J. Sørensen, with no draws against P. Neville.
Vancouver Whitecaps are 2nd in the standings with 55 points, followed by Portland Timbers in 7th on 42 points.
Vancouver Whitecaps are missing 8 players: S. Adekugbe (Achilles Tendon Injury), T. Blackmon (Knee Injury), R. Gauld (Knee Injury), T. Muller (Ankle Injury), J. Pupe (Injury), S. Schonlau (Inactive), R. Veselinovic (Knee Injury), B. White (Muscle Injury) whereas Portland Timbers are missing 3 players: F. Carballo (Inactive), M. Crepeau (Concussion), J. Rodriguez (Knee Injury).
We're predicting Vancouver Whitecaps to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Portland Timbers are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw S. Berhalter lead Vancouver Whitecaps with a 7.3 TheyScored rating, and M. Araujo top-rating for Portland Timbers at 7.3.
Vancouver Whitecaps won 2-0 against Sporting KC, while Portland Timbers lost their fixture 0-1 vs Houston Dynamo.
Vancouver Whitecaps look strong (4-1-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Portland Timbers have 1-2-2 in the same span.
Portland Timbers lead this rivalry - 18 wins from 41 matches versus Vancouver Whitecaps (who've won just 14 games), alongside 9 draws.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Vancouver Whitecaps, bolstered by their 9-3-2 home record and an average of 2.57 goals per game.
Vancouver Whitecaps is going head to head with Portland Timbers on 25/9/2025 02:30 GMT at BC Place for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers H2H statistics!