Chicago Fire vs Portland Tim. Prediction 16 August 2026
🔊 In this MLS regular season match, Chicago Fire will take on Portland Timbers. Both teams have been showing decent results lately. The head-to-head meeting could feature highly pragmatic football, with defence playing no small part.
Head-to-Head
📊 The last match between these two sides took place in mid-February. It was a friendly, which Portland won 4:3. Looking at the last 5 head-to-head meetings, it's level - two wins each and one draw.
Head-to-head statistics Chicago Fire - Portland Tim.
Chicago Fire Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the Leagues Cup tournament (home team - Cruz Azul, away team - Chicago Fire). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.
Here's the game statistics (Chicago Fire vs Cruz Azul):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 5;
- fouls: 16 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 5 vs 5.
At the moment, Chicago players are on a 4-game winning streak. Their build-up play on their own half is in good shape. They don't concede that much: when the team scores several times, one slip at their own goal becomes critical. Looking at the statistics, Fire have scored 32 goals in 17 matches (almost 2 on average). They have conceded 23 in that time (almost 1.5 per game). Overall, the team leans more towards attacking football. But there are plenty of cases behind them where the team did an excellent job on their own half. And the match against a mid-table side from the Western Conference could be another successful episode.
Match Results: Chicago Fire
Portland Timbers Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the Leagues Cup tournament (home team - Portland Timbers, away - Tijuana). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:1.
Here are the match stats (Portland Timbers vs Tijuana):
- ball possession: 67% vs 33%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 1;
- fouls: 14 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 8 vs 3.
Timbers are also in good shape: across all competitions, they have 4 wins in 5 matches. Yes, they lost to Mexican club América (1:3). But in a significant number of cases there are good moments. Speaking of goal statistics, they score and concede an equal number of goals - 33 each. Given that 18 matches have been played, Portland can be called quite an "over" team. But most of the team's attacking success is tied specifically to home games. Away from home, the situation is not as favourable. And, on top of that, you have to keep in mind the opponent's status - Chicago will be a tough challenge in any case.
Match Results: Portland Timbers
Prediction for the 1st half
First Half Statistics: Chicago Fire (Home) vs Portland Timbers (Away)
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 3 (33.33%) vs 3 (33.33%);
- Number of losses: 1 (11.11%) vs 5 (55.56%);
- Number of draws: 5 (55.56%) vs 1 (11.11%);
- Average total goals scored: 1.33 vs 1.78;
- Average total goals conceded: 0.56 vs 1.11.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 2 vs 2;
- Number of losses: 4 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 4 vs 3;
- Average first half total: 1.5 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.9) vs 2.3 (scored - 1, conceded - 1.3).
- Chicago Fire scored and conceded in the 1st half in last 4 games (MLS).
- Portland Timbers scored and conceded in the 1st half in last 4 games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.42, the guests - 1.75;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.17;
- both teams scored: overall - 10; at the home team's field - 3.
Statistics: Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers
- average total in the tournament: 3.24 vs 3.67;
- average total goals scored: 1.88 vs 1.83;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.82 vs 0.89;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1.06 vs 0.94;
- Chicago Fire: average total at home in the tournament - 2;
- Portland Timbers: average total away in the tournament - 1.44;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2 (home - 2) vs 2.3 (away - 2).
- Under 4.5 goals scored in 9 of last 10 Chicago Fire games.
- Under 4.5 goals scored in last 5 Chicago Fire home games.
- Under 4.5 goals scored in 6 of last 7 Portland Timbers games (MLS).
Prediction on corners
Chicago Fire: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.59; at home field - 5.56;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.1; at home field - 6.
Portland Timbers: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.06, away - 5.33;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.4; away - 6.75.
- Portland Timbers have taken over 4.5 corners in 6 of last 7 games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 12;
- both teams scored all-time - 10 times;
- on the home team’s field - 3 times.
Statistics: Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers
- number of matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 18;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 11 vs 13;
- number of BTTS matches for Chicago Fire at home - 5 (56%);
- number of BTTS matches for Portland Timbers away - 5 (56%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 8 vs 9;
- BTTS matches for Chicago Fire at home - 4 (80%);
- BTTS matches for Portland Timbers away - 3 (75%).
- Chicago Fire have scored and conceded in 9 of last 10 games against Portland Timbers.
- Chicago Fire have scored and conceded in 8 of last 9 games against Portland Timbers (MLS).
- Chicago Fire have scored and conceded in 7 of last 8 games (MLS).
- Chicago Fire have scored and conceded in 6 of last 7 games.
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in last 8 games.
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in last 5 games (MLS).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (26/269, 9.7%);
- Chicago Fire at home most often finish matches: 1:0 , 2:1 (2/9, 22.2%);
- Portland Timbers away most often play: 2:0 (4/9, 44.4%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
2:1 - 9.86% (odds 8)
1:1 - 7.83% (odds 9.5)
2:0 - 7.17% (odds 10)
⭐ Editor's Pick
Two teams meet who are capable of performing well in attack. But it often happens that two "high-scoring" sides switch to a more pragmatic style of play. And in this case there are plenty of reasons for such a scenario. Chicago know how to defend. The visitors drop off a little away from home, which means they need to pay much more attention to defending. Our editors are not expecting a high-scoring game. It's quite possible the match will end 2:1. A bet on total under 4 goals looks like a pretty solid option.
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