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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Chicago Fire FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 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
#4 Position #22
55 Points 46
34 Played 34
16 / 7 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
64 Scored 62
54 Conceded 61
+10 GD +1
1.62 PPG 1.35
47% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
9/4
16-30
9/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
10/9
61-75
10/4
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 13 G 5 A
Hugo Cuypers 12 G
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Robert Lewandowski 9 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Samuel Armenteros is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 15' Christian Dean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Nemanja Nikolics is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' The -year-old has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 295 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Puerto Rico international Zarek Valentin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
2.34 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC46% Draw23% Portland Timbers31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Portland Timbers
54%
Chicago Fire FC or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC37% Draw37% Portland Timbers26%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
3.3%
4 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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