Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Mario Barcena will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Major League Soccer 19th round, where  Chicago Fire will face Portland Timbers at Soldier Field stadium on 16 August at 22:00.

The home team, Chicago Fire is currently in 4º position in the tournament with 29 points, while Portland Timbers is currently in 8º position with 24.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers.

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire comes from playing against Necaxa and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with win for Chicago Fire. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Timbers coached by Martí Cifuentes. In that last match between Chicago Fire and Necaxa, Men in Red team achieved a 49% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Andrew Gutman and Jonathan Dean.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Mario Barcena has achieved 5 wins, y 3 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 19 matches. Chicago Fire average number of goals per game is 1.9 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 12 goals.

Latest statistics in Chicago Fire matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 6/8
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8

Portland Timbers

The team coached by Martí Cifuentes heads into this match on the back of a recent 5-2 win over Club Puebla. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Timbers team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Chicago Fire.

In that match between Portland Timbers and Club Puebla, the Timbers team achieved 39% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 5 of which were goals. The goals were scored by C. Bassett (x2), A. Lassiter (x2) and D. Da Costa.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Martí Cifuentes's team has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 6 matches. Portland Timbers average 2.4 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 8 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 19 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in Portland Timbers matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 7/8
• Matches conceding goals: 8
• First to concede goals: 6/8
• Winning streak: 3
• Half-time defeat: 5/8

Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Major League Soccer competition, in an event that took place at the Providence Park stadium on 22-06-2023 with the result of 1-2, with Chicago Fire winning.

The last 5 meetings between Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers have resulted in 1 win for Chicago Fire, 1 win for Portland Timbers, and 3 draws. In those matches, Chicago Fire managed to score 9 goals, while Portland Timbers scored 9 goals against Chicago Fire.

• In 5/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals