Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 03:30 UTCProvidence Park

Portland Timbers

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Vancouver Whitecaps

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Vancouver Whitecaps won 1–4.

Shots: 716
Shots on target: 28
Possession: 44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 4–1. Recorded in this match (Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps): shots 7–16, shots on target 2–8, possession 44%–56%, corners 3–7. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Vancouver Whitecaps show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Vancouver Whitecaps's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

10.3 shots/match ▲ShotsPortland Timbers · Vancouver Whitecaps14.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Portland Timbers	Vancouver Whitecaps	Baseline
Shots	10.3 shots/match	14.3 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	18.7 shots/match	7.33 shots/match	11.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Vancouver Whitecaps have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.3%PossessionPortland Timbers · Vancouver Whitecaps● 58.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Portland Timbers	Vancouver Whitecaps	Baseline
Possession	45.3%	58.3%	49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

Shots7 shots16 shotsPortland Timbers 7 shots, Vancouver Whitecaps 16 shots
Shots on target2 shots8 shotsPortland Timbers 2 shots, Vancouver Whitecaps 8 shots
Possession44%56%Portland Timbers 44%, Vancouver Whitecaps 56%
Corners3 corners7 cornersPortland Timbers 3 corners, Vancouver Whitecaps 7 corners
Fouls10 fouls13 foulsPortland Timbers 10 fouls, Vancouver Whitecaps 13 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsPortland Timbers 3 cards, Vancouver Whitecaps 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Portland Timbers

2Draws

2Vancouver Whitecaps

25 Sept 2025Vancouver Whitecaps — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer1–1

23 Feb 2025Portland Timbers — Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer1–4

24 Oct 2024Vancouver Whitecaps — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer5–0

29 Sept 2024Vancouver Whitecaps — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer1–1

23 Jun 2024Portland Timbers — Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Portland Timbers favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Vancouver Whitecaps in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Portland Timbers3 matchesVancouver Whitecaps3 matches

1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 2.67 goals/match

2.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 0.33 goals/match

10.3 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 14.3 shots/match

3.67 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 5.67 shots/match

45.3%Possession3/3● 58.3%

5 corners/matchCorners3/3● 6.33 corners/match

2.33 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match

10 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 07:30 UTC · analysis-v4