Saturday , 3 October 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 22:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Robin Lod 9' 1–0
Dje Davilla 14' 2–0
2–1 85' Finn Surman
Y 51' Brandon Bye
Robin Lod 57' Y
Anton Saletros 79' Y
Y 90' Vincent Janssen

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Soldier Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 27 21

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Chicago Fire FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
02 Aug Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L
22 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L
24 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W
16 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
02 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
26 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
23 Jul FC Dallas H 2–2 D
17 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 5–1 W
24 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Portland Timbers
#5 Position #26
42 Points 32
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
46 Scored 48
38 Conceded 51
+8 GD -3
1.62 PPG 1.19
46% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Jose Caicedo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Robin Lod gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Dje Davilla gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 285 games and scored 408 goals.
  • 29' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brandon Bye, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leonardo Barroso made 285 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Omir Fernandez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Brandon Bye.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marti Cifuentes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robin Lod.
  • 60' Jonathan Bamba gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Robert Lewandowski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Antony exits the field as Ariel Lassiter enters on 61.
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Maren Haile-Selassie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 20 appearances.
  • 72' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Leonardo Barroso by Jonathan Dean on 72 minute.
  • 76' Jose Caicedo is replacing Diego Chara for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 79' Anton Saletros picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Mauricio Pineda gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Anton Saletros and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Finn Surman makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • 88' Kamal Miller makes way for Omir Fernandez at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 90' Vincent Janssen was booked on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian Fernandez 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Jorge Moreira 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Diego Valeri 1
Finn Surman 1
Sebastian Blanco 1
Robin Lod 1

Head to Head

2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-07-22 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-24 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-07-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-07-23 Portland Timbers 2–2 FC Dallas D 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC51% Draw22% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Portland Timbers
49%
Chicago Fire FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw38% Portland Timbers25%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.