Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire?
Portland Timbers won 2-1 on May 20, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 20′Eric BrunnerPortland Timbers
- 39′J. AnibabaChicago Fire
- 53′Logan PausePortland Timbers (o.g.)
Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portland Timbers
- 9Kris Boyd
- 6D. Nagbe
- 8F. Songo'o
- 21D. Chará
- 4Mike Chabala
- 5Eric Brunner
- 14Steven Smith
- 22R. Wallace
- 30Lovel Palmer
- 33H. Mosquera
- 1Troy Perkins
Chicago Fire
- 8Dominic Oduro
- 14Patrick Nyarko
- 10Sebastián Hugo Grazzini
- 12Logan Pause
- 16M. Pappa
- 17P. Pardo
- 3Dan Gargan
- 6J. Anibaba
- 13Gonzalo Segares González
- 22A. Berry
- 25S. Johnson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 28, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 5, 2012 | Chivas USA(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Toronto FC(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Portland Timbers score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 10; Chicago Fire score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Chicago Fire | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 6/9 | 4/9 |
Over the last 10 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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago FireEastern Conference | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 55 |
| 8 | Portland TimbersWestern Conference | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 61 | 43 |
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Other matches in the same round
- May 20, 2012Colorado Rapids2-2Sporting Kansas City
- May 20, 2012Chivas USA1-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 20, 2012San Jose Earthquakes1-1Columbus Crew
- May 23, 2012New York Red Bulls1-1Chivas USA
- May 24, 2012Chicago Fire2-1FC Dallas
- May 24, 2012Seattle Sounders0-2Columbus Crew
- May 24, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy2-3San Jose Earthquakes
- May 26, 2012Houston Dynamo2-1Los Angeles Galaxy