Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers are going to take on on Saturday the 9th of April at 7:00 pm in the th week of the Major League Soccer. The match will be staged in Vancouver at the BC Place Stadium.
Vancouver Whitecaps occupies the 13th place in the league with 4 points. It comes from a 1-0 win against Sporting KC in its last match in the Major League Soccer. As of now, it has won once, drawn once, and lost 3 times.
Portland Timbers sits in the 11th position in the standings with 6 points. It comes from a 1-3 loss against LA Galaxy in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Up to now, it has won once, draw 3 times, and lost twice.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 3-4-1-2 and 3-4-2-1 (2 times or 40.00% each of them).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 3-4-2-1 (2 times) and 3-1-4-2 (once).
Vanni Sartini is expected to play against Portland Timbers with the following players: T. Hasal, R. Veselinović, J. Nerwinski, J. Brown, R. Raposo, S. Berhalter, R. Teibert, R. Gauld, D. Caicedo Mideros and B. White.
In case that the above line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of Vancouver Whitecaps would be 24.60.
There are doubts about the presence of T. Blackmon.
Vanni Sartini will probably not be able to employ M. Baldisimo and L. Owusu because of injury.
E. Godoy and C. Souza e Silva will definitely miss the match.
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 4-4-1-1 and 4-2-3-1 (2 times or 33.33% each of them).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-4-1-1 (2 times), 4-2-3-1 (2 times) and 4-4-2 (2 times).
Carlos Llamosa is expected to play against Vancouver Whitecaps with the following players: A. Ivačič, C. Bravo, B. Tuiloma, D. Župarić, J. Van Rankin Galland, C. Paredes Maciel, D. Chará Zamora, Y. Chará Zamora, S. Blanco, S. Moreno and J. Niezgoda.
Granting that the line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of Portland Timbers would be 28.55.
Carlos Llamosa will probably not be able to employ Z. McGraw and G. Fochive because of injury.
D. Gutiérrez and F. Mora Aliaga will definitely miss the match.
Carlos Llamosa will not be able to have the presence of P. Bonilla Serrada who is suspended.
