Vancouver Whitecaps take shutout streak into matchup against the Portland Timbers
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1:03 AM on Tuesday, September 23
By The Associated Press
Portland Timbers (11-10-9, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (16-6-7, second in the Western Conference)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver -168, Portland +389, Draw +323; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Whitecaps come into a matchup against the Portland Timbers after putting together two straight shutout wins.
The Whitecaps are 14-4-6 in Western Conference play. The Whitecaps lead the Western Conference with 176 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.1 per game.
The Timbers are 9-7-9 in Western Conference games. The Timbers are 4-1-0 when they score a pair of goals.
The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season. The Whitecaps won the last meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brian White has scored 14 goals and added one assist for the Whitecaps. Sebastian Berhalter has one goal and four assists over the last 10 games.
Antony has scored seven goals and added three assists for the Timbers. Juan David Mosquera Lopez has two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 5-3-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
Timbers: 2-5-3, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.5 shots on goal and 5.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: None listed.
Timbers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
