Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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
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 #3 14 Points 26 14 Played 14 4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 22 Scored 27 28 Conceded 16 -6 GD +11 1.00 PPG 1.86 29% Win % 57% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonPortland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 8' Goal! Fabian Herbers scores his 16 goal in 286 matches.
- 13' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' Ian Torres has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' 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.
- 26' Goal! Franck Boli scores his 15 goal in 89 matches.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eric Miller made 282 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' 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.
- 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 51' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Maren Haile-Selassie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' 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.
- 72' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Franck Boli departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Claudio Bravo. He receives a card.
- 78' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 78 minute. Ian Torres leaves to be changed by Georgios Koutsias.
- 81' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 81 minute.
- 83' Kei Kamara puts Chicago Fire FC on the lead.
- 87' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Brian Gutierrez by Wyatt Omsberg on 87 minute.
- 90' Diego Gutierrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Claudio Bravo on 90 minute.
- With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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20
Evander ↓ Sebastian Blanco 72'
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- 21
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27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 72'
- 22
- 15
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5
Claudio Bravo ↓ Diego Gutierrez 90'
- 13
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7
Franck Boli ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 72'
- 18
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30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Nathan 81'
Bench
- 33
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10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 72'
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44
Marvin Loria ↑ 72'
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11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 72'
- 31
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99
Nathan ↑ 81'
- 14
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16
Diego Gutierrez ↑ 90'
- 92
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 21
- 31
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- 30
- 11
- 22
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17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Wyatt Omsberg 87'
- 34
- 3
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20
Ian Torres ↓ Georgios Koutsias 78'
Bench
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16
Wyatt Omsberg ↑ 87'
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7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↑ 78'
- 18
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19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 78'
- 27
- 48
- 32
- 24
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20
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brian Fernandez 2 Nemanja Nikolics 2 C.J. Sapong 1 Diego Valeri 1 Franck Boli 1 Sebastian Blanco 1 Fabian Herbers 1 Kei Kamara 1 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
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.34 Portland Timbers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.9 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Portland Timbers or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw 55%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 70%Portland Timbers or Chicago Fire FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.9%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 7%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 6.1%1 – 3 5.8%0 – 0 5.5%1 – 0 4.5%0 – 3 4.4%2 – 3 3.9%2 – 0 3.5%Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 14% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 21% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 15% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.