Match Report
Portland Timbers (11th, 28 pts) visited Chicago Fire (3rd, 37 pts) with 9 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Chicago Fire 1.86 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Portland Timbers 1.77 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.6.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Chicago Fire, 2 for Portland Timbers and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The referee was C. Penso, with 42 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. Soldier Field, capacity 14,286, hosted the game. Chicago Fire led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chicago Fire: Robin Lod (9'), Djé D'Avilla (14') · Portland Timbers: Finn Surman (85')
Key stats
Possession: Chicago Fire 37% · Portland Timbers 63% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 0-4




