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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#4 Position #23
29 Points 24
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
32 Scored 33
23 Conceded 33
+9 GD +0
1.71 PPG 1.33
53% Win % 39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Christian Dean, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' The 35-year-old Aleksandar Katai has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Richard Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 55' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 2-2 Portland Timbers.

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
2.37 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC48% Draw23% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Portland Timbers
52%
Chicago Fire FC or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC39% Draw37% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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