Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps square off against each other at Providence Park in what is expected to be a close MLS encounter. Portland aim to build on a 2-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes, but Sunday’s clash will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Bear in mind that all Miguel Araujo, Kamal Miller, and Maxime Crepeau are on international duty, while forward Marvin Loria misses out with a knee injury.
The Canadian outfit, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 3-2 loss to New England Revolution. Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers, though, seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils at Providence Park. As for the visiting team, both Ali Ahmed and Andres Cubas are on international duty, while both Alessandro Schopf and Sam Adekugbe miss out with illness and calf injury respectively.
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.