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Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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1
1
Chicago Fire FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
17 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 3–4 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
24 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D
11 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
05 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Portland Timbers
#3 Position #28
26 Points 14
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
27 Scored 22
16 Conceded 28
+11 GD -6
1.86 PPG 1.00
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
  • 20' 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 Fanendo Adi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 30' Zarek Valentin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Farfan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Paraguay international Cristhian Paredes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.48 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC53% Draw22% Portland Timbers25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Portland Timbers
47%
Chicago Fire FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw36% Portland Timbers21%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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