Portland Timbers visit the Vancouver Whitecaps in opening round of MLS Cup Playoffs
Portland Timbers (12-11-11, eighth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (13-13-8, eighth in the Conference during the regular season)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Portland +102, Vancouver +222; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers visit the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The Whitecaps are 12-11-5 in Western Conference games. The Whitecaps rank 10th in the Western Conference drawing 165 corner kicks, averaging 4.9 per game.
The Timbers are 11-9-9 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers have a 6-0-3 record in games they record three or more goals.
The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brian White has 15 goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Fafa Picault has scored one goal over the past 10 games.
Jonathan Rodriguez has scored 16 goals with five assists for the Timbers. Evander has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 2-5-3, averaging 0.9 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Timbers: 2-3-5, averaging 1.7 goals, 6.3 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Jeevan Badwal (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).
Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Santiago Moreno (injured), Kamal Miller (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
