Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 10 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L 18 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D 12 Jun FC Dallas H 1–0 W 03 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D 28 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L 21 May Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Jun Portland Timbers A 2–1 W 11 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L 03 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L 31 May Toronto FC A 0–0 D 27 May New England Revolution A 3–3 D 21 May Atlanta United FC H 3–3 D Season Stats
Portland Timbers Chicago Fire FC #28 Position #4 10 Points 17 10 Played 10 3 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 3 13 Scored 19 21 Conceded 11 -8 GD +8 1.00 PPG 1.70 30% Win % 50% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonPortland Timbers are 28th (10 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Georgios Koutsias has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 8' What a strike from Fabian Herbers! The score is 0-1.
- 13' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Navarro made 169 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 271 games and scored 389 goals.
- 26' Goal! Franck Boli scores his 15 goal in 89 matches.
- 31' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' Wyatt Omsberg needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
- 51' 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.
- 56' The referee calls foul for Dairon Asprilla. He receives a card.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Bingham, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' 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.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' The whistle greets Franck Boli as he departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Claudio Bravo.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Georgios Koutsias. He replaces Ian Torres on 78 minute.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Nathan. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 81 minute.
- 83' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kei Kamara on 83.
- 87' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Wyatt Omsberg on 87 minute.
- 90' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Claudio Bravo is replaced by Diego Gutierrez.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
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Portland Timbers
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Evander ↓ Sebastian Blanco 72'
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Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 72'
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Claudio Bravo ↓ Diego Gutierrez 90'
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Franck Boli ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 72'
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Santiago Moreno ↓ Nathan 81'
Bench- 33
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Sebastian Blanco ↑ 72'
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Marvin Loria ↑ 72'
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Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 72'
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Nathan ↑ 81'
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Diego Gutierrez ↑ 90'
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Chicago Fire FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 5
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Brian Gutierrez ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 87'
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Ian Torres ↓ Georgios Koutsias 78'
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Wyatt Omsberg ↑ 87'
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Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 78'
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Georgios Koutsias ↑ 78'
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Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-12 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC LChicago Fire FC Form