Tuesday , 15 September 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 25 54
2 Internacional CF Miami 25 45
3 New England Revolution 25 43
4 Charlotte FC 25 40
5 Chicago Fire FC 24 39
6 Orlando City SC 25 34
7 Philadelphia Union 25 33
8 New York City FC 25 32
9 FC Cincinnati 24 32
10 New York Red Bulls 25 30
11 D.C. United SC 24 29
12 Toronto FC 25 29
13 Columbus Crew SC 25 23
14 Atlanta United FC 25 23
15 Montreal Impact FC 25 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 24 46
17 FC Dallas 25 43
18 Houston Dynamo 25 43
19 San Jose Earthquakes 25 41
20 St. Louis City 25 41
21 Los Angeles FC 26 40
22 Colorado Rapids SC 25 35
23 Portland Timbers 25 32
24 San Diego FC 25 30
25 Los Angeles Galaxy 26 30
26 Real Salt Lake 24 29
27 Minnesota United FC 25 29
28 Austin FC 25 29
29 Seattle Sounders FC 23 28
30 Sporting Kansas City 24 18

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 #23
39 Points 32
24 Played 25
11 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 11
45 Scored 47
35 Conceded 47
+10 GD +0
1.63 PPG 1.28
46% Win % 36%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (39 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/7
46-60
3/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/8
16-30
7/6
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
9/8
■ 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' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Robin Lod gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dje Davilla makes it 2-0.
  • 19' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vincent Janssen, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 49' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jack Elliott is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 51' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Robin Lod.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski is replaced by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 61' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 61 minute. Antony leaves to be changed by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Jonathan Dean on, Leonardo Barroso off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Diego Chara exits the field as Jose Caicedo enters on 76.
  • 79' Anton Saletros was booked on 79.
  • 82' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mauricio Pineda is hanging Anton Saletros on the field on 82 minute.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Finn Surman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Omir Fernandez on, Kamal Miller off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen will be fuming at that decision.
  • Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats 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
4 / 4
2.25 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC38% Draw38% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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