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Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 31Kick-off on August 15, 2019 at 03:00 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
3-2
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire?

Portland Timbers won 3-2 on August 15, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 11′J. MoreiraPortland Timbers
  • 21′B. FernándezPortland Timbers
  • 74′N. NikolićChicago Fire
  • 88′B. FernándezPortland Timbers
  • 90′C. SapongChicago Fire

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 7B. Fernández
  1. 10S. Blanco
  2. 8D. Valeri
  3. 44M. Loría
  1. 21D. Chará
  2. 22C. Paredes
  1. 16Z. Valentín
  2. 18J. Cascante
  3. 33L. Mabiala
  4. 2J. Moreira
  1. 12S. Clark

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 10A. Katai
  2. 23N. Nikolić
  3. 11P. Frankowski
  1. 14D. Mihailović
  2. 16Micheal Azira
  3. 13B. Bronico
  1. 3Jonathan Bornstein
  2. 15Grant Lillard
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  4. 2Marcelo
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 8, 2019Minnesota United FC(away)1-2US Open Cup
Aug 4, 2019Minnesota United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2019Seattle Sounders(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2019CF Montreal(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2019Houston Dynamo(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2019DC United(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 24, 2019Cruz Azul(home)0-2Leagues Cup
Jul 20, 2019Philadelphia Union(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Portland Timbers win, 5 draws, 0 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2018Chicago Fire 2-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jul 6, 2017Portland Timbers 2-2 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
May 29, 2016Chicago Fire 1-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Aug 8, 2015Portland Timbers 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 16, 2014Portland Timbers 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 9, 2013Chicago Fire 2-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers on Mar 31, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.90.968/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.31.629/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portland Timbers sit 8th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 33 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3316710615055
8Portland TimbersWestern Conference3312714606143

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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