Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
3 – 2
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 03:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+4'
Marvin Loria 27' Y
R 30' Aleksandar Katai
Y 79' Francisco Calvo
Jeremy Ebobisse 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee Micheal Barwegen
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Portland Timbers 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–2 W
11 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
04 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
28 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–0 W
22 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W
19 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
11 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
04 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
28 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
20 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
18 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Chicago Fire FC
#26 Position #5
32 Points 42
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
48 Scored 46
51 Conceded 38
-3 GD +8
1.19 PPG 1.62
33% Win % 46%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Chicago Fire FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 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. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 11' A stunning finish from Jorge Moreira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' Brian Fernandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 295 appearances.
  • 21' GOAL! Brian Fernandez scores on 21.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Aleksandar Katai on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Bill Tuiloma is replacing Larrys Mabiala for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 40' Zarek Valentin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' 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' Francisco Calvo gets the nod from Chicago Fire SC. He replaces Jonathan Bornstein and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Valeri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 61' The Chicago Fire SC bench stirs into life. Djordje Mihailovic is withdrawn and C.J. Sapong gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Robin Lod scoring 1 goals.
  • 71' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' A stunning finish from Nemanja Nikolics — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 75' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Marvin Loria departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 79' Francisco Calvo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jeremy Ebobisse on 81.
  • 86' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 88' Magnificent from Brian Fernandez! That is 11 goals in 295 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Johan Kappelhof exits the field as Amando Moreno enters on 89.
  • 3-2 the final result. Chicago Fire FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian Fernandez 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Nemanja Nikolics 1
Brandon Vincent 1
Jorge Moreira 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Diego Valeri 1
Finn Surman 1

Head to Head

2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-08-11 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-07-28 Portland Timbers 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-07-22 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-07-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-08-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers50% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
50%
Portland Timbers or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers36% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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