Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
11/08/2018
11:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Vancouver Whitecaps
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over the likes of Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers take on Vancouver Whitecaps at their Providence Park. Giovanni Savarese’s troops are enjoying a very successful season, but they should not stop now. Portland need to keep on improving their game as that will see them secure a top-two finish in the Western Conference. Diego Valeri, who scored his eight goal of the season against Philadelphia Union at the weekend, is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. Vancouver have been scoring goals for fun of late as well, but seeing that their away record is anything but good, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Timbers, who are eyeing their third consecutive win on home soil. You should know that Portland are after their fourth consecutive win over Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS.
Highlighted Player (Vytautas Andriuskevicius):
Vytautas Andriuskevicius is a Lithuania international who plays for Portland Timbers as a left back. Andriuskevicius started his senior career at FBK Kaunas, but he made no more than 17 league appearances for the Lithuanian club from 2007 to 2010.
In 2010 he joined Polish outfit Lechia Gdansk and he spent three seasons at Stadion Energa Gdansk. After ending his spell with Lechia, Vytautas Andriuskevicius moved to Sweden, signing a deal with Djurgardens. He played 31 league games for the Iron Stoves and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Cambuur.
After spending two seasons in the Dutch club, the Lithuanian footballer signed for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers on July 14, 2016. Andriuskevicius is a full back who side position is centre back and it has to be noted that he was born on October 8, 1990 in Alytus, Lithuania. The 188-cm tall defender made his Lithuania debut on August 10, 2011 in a friendly against Armenia.
Highlighted Team (Vancouver Whitecaps):
Vancouver Whitecaps are yet another Canadian side that compete in Major League Soccer. Vancouver began play in the USA top flight in 2011 and one year later they became the first Canadian outfit to book their place in the MLS Cup play-offs. However, star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy proved to be a big catch for the Whitecaps in the knockout round. Vancouver, though, did remarkably well to win the Canadian Championship in 2015, with the team beating Montreal Impact in the title game.
In 2016 they made it to the final of the tournament as well, but Toronto FC eventually won the trophy. The Whitecaps are owned by Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett and Steve Steve Nash, the former NBA star, and they play their home matches at BC Place. Speaking of MLS games, the capacity of the venue is 22.120 and you should know that the stadium was opened back in 1983. The Caps wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while the colour of their away kit is blue.
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