Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers

Chicago Fire

2 - 2

Portland Timbers

🕒 Sat, 31 Mar 2018 23:00 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 20 · Portland Timbers 8

Referee Stats

Drew Fischer

21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	62%
Draws	14%
Away wins	24%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 25

Avg: 1.65 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-10

Goals For / Against

30 / 42

Avg: 1.43 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.29

PPG

1.10

1.65

1.43

1.47

2.00

59%

O2.5

71%

65%

BTTS

76%

Score 1st

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank20th

Portland Timbers rank8th

Chicago Fire points32

Portland Timbers points54

Chicago Fire: #20 · 32 pts · GD -13

37 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

Portland Timbers: #8 · 54 pts · GD +6

15 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-3

Record2-2-1

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 W L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals9-11

Record1-1-3

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 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home82%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home24%

Portland Timbers score away82%

Portland Timbers clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first0%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first0%

Portland Timbers score first0%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 0% · Portland Timbers 0%

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.65 vs 1.92

Chicago Fire concede at home1.47 vs 1.27

Portland Timbers score away1.43 vs 1.27

Portland Timbers concede away2.00 vs 1.92

Chicago Fire score 14% below league average, while Portland Timbers score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 16% above league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 4% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (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