The Vancouver Whitecaps bused down a group of fans for their recent playoff again against Portland which was meant to be played in Vancouver.

Everything you need to know ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps' trip to Providence Park to take on Portland Timbers in the Western Conference Wild Card.

It was a result even the Vancouver Whitecaps hadn't dared to dream of. With their season on the line, the 'Caps posted an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in a wild-card matchup Wednesday — and earned a spot in Major League Soccer's playoffs in the process.

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.

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Big players show up for big games. That was the message from Vancouver Whitecaps minority owner Steve Nash to his team on Tuesday. Message received. Ryan Gauld had the first hat trick in the team’s Major League Soccer history.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to reverse their late-season slide in Wednesday's Western Conference wild-card match when they visit a Portland Timbers side coming off one of its most dramatic results of the season.