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Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Jun 22, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
Chicago Fire

Portland
1 - 2
Chicago Fire

Boli (26')
Asprilla (56'), Savarese (57'), Bravo (75')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Herbers (8'), Kamara (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Earthquakes 0-0 Portland
Sunday, June 18 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Chicago Fire 1-2 Columbus Crew
Sunday, June 11 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 2-0 Chicago Fire

Having avoided defeat in each of their previous three matches – keeping three clean sheets in the process – the Timbers are expected to make light work of Chicago, who have failed to win any of their last six league outings.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portland Timbers win with a probability of 57.9%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 19.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.1%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.67%), while for a Chicago Fire win it was 0-1 (5.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawChicago Fire
57.9% (0.033000000000001 0.03) 22.49% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01) 19.6% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 52.69% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.88% (0.027999999999999 0.03)46.11% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.58% (0.027999999999999 0.03)68.41% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.36% (0.021000000000001 0.02)15.64% (-0.023 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.34% (0.039999999999999 0.04)44.66% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Chicago Fire Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.45% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)37.54% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.67% (-0.004999999999999 -0)74.32% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 57.89%
    Chicago Fire 19.6%
    Draw 22.49%
Portland TimbersDrawChicago Fire
1-0 @ 10.89% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 10.1%
2-1 @ 9.9% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 6.25% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.12% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 3% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-0 @ 2.9% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 2.84% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 1.39% (0.002 0)
5-0 @ 1.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.05% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 57.89%
1-1 @ 10.67%
0-0 @ 5.87% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.85%
3-3 @ 0.98% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 22.49%
0-1 @ 5.75% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.23% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
0-2 @ 2.82% (-0.004 -0)
1-3 @ 1.71% (-0.002 -0)
2-3 @ 1.58%
0-3 @ 0.92% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.59%
Total : 19.6%

How you voted: Portland vs Chicago Fire

Portland Timbers
80.0%
Draw
10.0%
Chicago Fire
10.0%
10
Head to Head
May 28, 2020 1am
Aug 15, 2019 4am
Gameweek 31
Portland
3-2
Chicago Fire
Moreira (11'), Fernandez (21', 88')
Loria (27'), Ebobisse (81')
Nikolic (74'), Sapong (92')
Calvo (79')
Katai (30')
Mar 31, 2018 11pm
Gameweek 5
Chicago Fire
2-2
Portland
Nikolic (50'), Vincent (84')
Katai (12')
Valeri (6'), Blanco (55')
Valeri (52')
Jul 6, 2017 3.30am
Portland
2-2
Chicago Fire
Adi (24' pen.), Blanco (70')
Blanco (73')
Alvarez (34'), Vincent (61')
Lampson (65')
May 29, 2016 1.30am
Chicago Fire
1-1
Portland
Accam (20')
Kappelhof (38'), Ramos (77')
Valeri (18')
Ridgewell (69'), Klute (92')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1163226161021
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati10532129318
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls104511410417
4Toronto105141113-216
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6New York City FCNY City104241110114
7Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia93421714313
8DC United103431415-113
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta9333139412
10CF MontrealMontreal93331216-412
11Charlotte FCCharlotte FC103251013-311
12Chicago Fire102441118-710
13Orlando City92341117-69
14Nashville SCNashville91531017-78
15New England RevolutionNew England9117618-124

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake10532179818
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy105322117418
3Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver95221810817
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd95221510517
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles104331816215
6Colorado RapidsColorado104331615115
7Austin FCAustin104331413115
8Houston DynamoHouston9414910-113
9St Louis City92611514112
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas102531818011
11Portland TimbersPortland102442021-110
12Seattle SoundersSeattle10235131309
13Dallas9225912-38
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes101181425-114


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