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Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers

Chicago Fire
2 - 1
Portland Timbers
🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Chicago Fire 8 · Portland Timbers 24
Referee Stats
Chris Penso
10 matches · 5.10 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.10
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.70
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Portland Timbers controlled possession (63%).
  • Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19
Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

28
Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

0
Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 2-3-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 1.33 / 2.07

Points

9
Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.87
PPG
0.60
1.87
GF
1.33
1.27
GA
2.07
80%
O2.5
60%
73%
BTTS
67%
67%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th
Portland Timbers rank24th
Chicago Fire points48
Portland Timbers points34
Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8
7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Portland Timbers: #24 · 34 pts · GD -5
21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portland Timbers last 5 away

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals6-11
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%
BTTS73%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%
Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%
Portland Timbers score away67%
Portland Timbers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%
Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%
Portland Timbers score first33%
Portland Timbers win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · Portland Timbers 10%
Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · Portland Timbers 20.8'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84
Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41
Portland Timbers score away1.33 vs 1.41
Portland Timbers concede away2.07 vs 1.84
Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while Portland Timbers score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.75
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
46-60 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 2
0-15 0

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
2
7
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
6
7
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
0
4
Fouls
15
6
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
362
614
Passes Accurate
307
551
Passes %
85%
90%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
9' ⚽
⚽
9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Lod
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Gutman
14' ⚽
⚽
14' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
T. D'Avilla
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Haile-Selassie
51'
51' B. Bye
57'
57' R. Lod
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ R. Lewandowski
1st substitution · For: J. Bamba
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel
2nd substitution · For: P. Dithejane
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ C. Bassett
1st substitution · For: J. Ortiz
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ Antony
2nd substitution · For: A. Lassiter
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Leonardo Barroso
3rd substitution · For: J. Dean
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ D. Chará
3rd substitution · For: J. Caicedo
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ David Pereira da Costa
4th substitution · For: V. Janssen
79'
79' A. Salétros
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Salétros
4th substitution · For: M. Pineda
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
F. Surman
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Bye
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ K. Miller
5th substitution · For: O. Fernandez
90+4'
90+4' V. Janssen

Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Portland Timbers 2-1 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: Chicago Fire took an early lead at 9' when R. Lod scored, with the assist credited to A. Gutman, making the score 1-0. Chicago Fire extended the lead at 14' when T. D'Avilla scored, with the assist credited to M. Haile-Selassie, making the score 2-0.

Second half: B. Bye received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 51'. R. Lod received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 57'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 60', with R. Lewandowski replacing J. Bamba. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 60', with P. Zinckernagel replacing P. Dithejane. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 61', with C. Bassett replacing J. Ortiz. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Antony replacing A. Lassiter. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Leonardo Barroso replacing J. Dean. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 76', with D. Chará replacing J. Caicedo. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 76', with David Pereira da Costa replacing V. Janssen. A. Salétros received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 79'. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Salétros replacing M. Pineda. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 85' when F. Surman scored, with the assist credited to B. Bye, making the score 2-1. Portland Timbers made their 5th substitution at 88', with K. Miller replacing O. Fernandez. V. Janssen received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 90+4'.

Chicago Fire used 4 substitutions while Portland Timbers used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards, while Portland Timbers got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Portland Timbers controlled possession (63%).
  • Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season
16 Aug 2026 Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers 2 - 1
2023-2024 Season
22 Jun 2023 Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire 1 - 2
2019-2020 Season
15 Aug 2019 Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire 3 - 2
2018-2019 Season
31 Mar 2018 Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers 2 - 2