Saturday’s match between the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps at JELD-WEN Field marks the third Cascadia Cup match of the season for the Timbers (8pm PT, ROOT SPORTS, 750 The Game / La Pantera 940), and the fifth overall Cascadia Cup match between all three clubs. The Timbers are the only team that has not hosted a Cascadia Cup match this season, while Seattle and Vancouver have each hosted two.
After half of the Cascadia schedule has been played, the Timbers sit in third position in the standings. However, they are the only unbeaten team remaining and have given up the fewest number of goals with a game in hand.
<br> |
<br><strong>Team</strong> |
<br><strong>Points</strong> |
<br><strong>Played</strong> |
<br><strong>W</strong> |
<br><strong>L</strong> |
<br><strong>D</strong> |
<br><strong>GF</strong> |
<br><strong>GA</strong> |
<br><strong>GD</strong> |
<br><img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/vancouver_150.png" style="width: 25px; height: 37px;"> |
<br>
Whitecaps |
<br>
4 |
<br>
3 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
6 |
<br>
5 |
<br>
1 |
<br><img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/seattle_150.png" style="width: 25px; height: 25px;"> |
<br>
Sounders |
<br>
4 |
<br>
3 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
1 |
<br>
4 |
<br>
5 |
<br>
-1 |
<br><img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/PortlandTimbersMLSLogo.png" style="width: 25px; height: 25px;"> |
<br>
Timbers |
<br>
2 |
<br>
2 |
<br>
0 |
<br>
0 |
<br>
2 |
<br>
3 |
<br>
3 |
<br>
0 |
Remaining Cascadia Cup Schedule:
- 8/25/13 - Seattle vs. Portland (CenturyLink Field, ESPN2)
- 10/6/13 - Vancouver vs. Portland (BC Place, ROOT SPORTS)
- 10/9/13 - Seattle vs. Vancouver (CenturyLink Field)
- 10/19/13 - Portland vs. Seattle (JELD-WEN Field, ESPN)
Scoring:
- All 9 regular season MLS matches between the three clubs will be included.
- 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
- Team with the MOST POINTS after all matches is the winner.
Tiebreakers:
1.) Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
2.) Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
3.) Greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
4.) Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
5.) Greater goal difference in all cup matches
6.) Greater number of goals scored in all cup matches
7.) Smaller number of disciplinary points in all cup matches (yellow = 1 point, red = 2 points)
