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Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps – Lineups & Match Details

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 4-1. Goals: B. White (21'), T. Blackmon (49'), S. Berhalter (63'), E. Izoita (72'), B. White (87'). Portland Timbers had 44% possession against Vancouver Whitecaps's 56%. Shots on target: 2-8.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 8 March 2026

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers

1 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps

Referee: V. Rivas

Lineups

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers4-2-3-1
J. Pantemis41J. PantemisG
B. Bye5B. ByeD
F. Surman20F. SurmanD
K. Miller4K. MillerD
I. Smith23I. SmithD
J. Ortiz80J. OrtizM
E. Izoita73E. Izoita
Antony11AntonyM
A. Aravena28A. AravenaM
K. Velde99K. VeldeM
K. Kelsy19K. KelsyF

Substitutes

25T. MuseG
9F. MoraF
15E. MillerD
94C. OndoD
88G. GuerraF
7A. LassiterF
16S. JuraD
Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps4-2-3-1
Y. Takaoka1Y. TakaokaG
E. Ocampo18E. OcampoD
T. Blackmon33T. BlackmonD
R. Priso6R. PrisoD
T. Johnson28T. JohnsonD
S. Berhalter16S. BerhalterM
A. Cubas20A. CubasM
J. Badwal59J. BadwalM
T. Muller13T. MullerM
A. Jackson22A. JacksonM
B. White24B. WhiteF

Substitutes

32I. BoehmerG
11E. SabbiF
8O. LarrazM
17K. G. Cabrera NakamuraF
29M. GherasimencovD
19R. ElloumiF
26J. NgandoM
2M. LabordaD
41N. DjordjevicD

Match Events

7'Y

K. Kelsy

17'Y

É. Ocampo

21'G

B. White

49'G

T. Blackmon

54'S

K. Kelsy

Substitution 1

55'S

J. Badwal

Substitution 1

59'Y

K. Velde

63'S

A. Aravena

Substitution 2

63'G

S. Berhalter

67'Y

Ian Smith

69'S

A. Cubas

Substitution 2

69'S

A. Jackson

Substitution 3

69'S

É. Ocampo

Substitution 4

72'G

E. Izoita

Assist: J. Ortiz

77'Y

E. Sabbi

81'S

B. Bye

Substitution 3

83'Y

O. Larraz

87'G

B. White

Assist: K. Cabrera

90'+4S

T. Johnson

Substitution 5

Statistics

Portland Timbers
44%56%
Vancouver Whitecaps
0.48Expected Goals (xG)3
7Total Shots16
2Shots on Target8
3Corners7
10Fouls13
4Offsides1
79Pass Accuracy (%)84
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Portland Timbers host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, 8 March 2026. The kick-off time is 03:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Portland Timbers go into the match 12th in the table; Vancouver Whitecaps sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Portland Timbers have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Vancouver Whitecaps have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Sept 2025: Portland Timbers 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps; 23 Feb 2025: Portland Timbers 1-4 Vancouver Whitecaps; 24 Oct 2024: Portland Timbers 0-5 Vancouver Whitecaps. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 4-1. Portland Timbers scored through E. Izoita 72'. Vancouver Whitecaps replied with B. White 21', T. Blackmon 49', S. Berhalter 63', B. White 87'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 87 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Portland Timbers held 44% of the ball against 56% for Vancouver Whitecaps. Shots on target finished 2-8. Expected goals read 0.48 for Portland Timbers, 3.00 for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Verdict

Vancouver Whitecaps take the three points; Portland Timbers look at a thin night for the home crowd. Portland Timbers sat 12th and Vancouver Whitecaps 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.