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Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Prediction, 10/20/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/18/2021

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Game: Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (-139) Vancouver (+285)

Dairon Asprilla and the Portland Timbers (14-4-11, 4th in Western Conference) host the Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-10-9, 8th in Western Conference) at Providence Park on Wednesday. The men protecting the net will be Steve Clark for the Portland Timbers and Maxime Crepeau for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The odds on this game have the Portland Timbers coming in at -139 and the Whitecaps are at +285. The total is set at 2.5.

Portland played LA in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 84.7% received passes percentage by converting 310 of the 366 targeted passes last game. The Timbers tried 10 dribbles in this game and completed 5 of those attempts for a rate of 50.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Portland walked away from the pitch at a 60.0% rate by landing 6 SoT out of 10 total shots. Portland has an average of 1.55 goals per 90 minutes (45 goals in total) and have accounted for 31 assists in all games this year.

Dairon Asprilla is a guy who should impact this matchup for the Portland Timbers. Asprilla has been in the starting lineup in 94 games in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.31 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Colombia has earned 28 goals in 8,101 professional minutes. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 18 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

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Someone else who should impact this game is Felipe Mora, the forward born in Chile. He has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 74 total goals. Mora has totaled 13,742 mins during 156 starts and has been handed a total of 14 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.48 G/90 for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Portland Timbers will be Steve Clark. Clark (91-71-89 mark during his career) has accumulated 59 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.4% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 1,248 shots attempted against him in 252 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.45 (364 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 72.0. Clark has played for a total of 22,607 mins and is sitting with 886 saves thus far in his career.

For their last match, Vancouver went home victorious with a score of 2-1 against Kansas City. They wrapped up this outing by completing 277 of the 349 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 79.4%. The Whitecaps finished with a 36.4% successful dribble rate by connecting on 4 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. Vancouver converted 3 shots on target out of 9 shots tried giving them a 33.3% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 36 goals and 26 assists in all competitions, Vancouver averages 1.24 goals and 0.90 assists per 90 minutes.

Ryan Gauld will need to provide a lift for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He is averaging 0.25 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 80 contests during his career. The midfielder hailing from Scotland has totaled 7,066 mins and has earned 20 goals. He has 12 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Cristian Dajome, the forward representing Colombia. He has collected 33 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 14 times. Dajome has been given 24 yellow cards in 13,079 minutes played (147 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.23.

Maxime Crepeau will reside in front of the net for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. So far in his career, Crepeau has conceded 170 goals while totaling 395 stops in 116 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.47 goals per 90 while earning a record of 33-24-58. He holds a save percentage of 71.7 and his clean sheet rate is 25.9%. Crepeau has accumulated 30 shutouts and defended 554 shots against him in 10,407 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (-139)

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