Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers – Preview

MLS
📅 17/08/2026 01:00

Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers meet on 17/08/2026 in MLS. The handicap line is -1 at odds of 2.17, and the totals line is 3.5.

The market's expected goals are 2.41 for Chicago Fire and 1.28 for Portland Timbers. Based on these numbers, Chicago Fire is the market favorite.

xG Home2.41
xG Away1.28
Hcp Home-1
Odds Home2.17
Totals Line3.5
Win Probability
Chicago Fire (1) 61.4%
Draw (X) 20.6%
Portland Timbers (2) 18.0%
FAIR ODDS
1: 1.63
X: 4.85
2: 5.55

Chicago Fire

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals1.892.201.80
Goals against1.331.601.80
xG1.872.052.02
xGA1.361.341.39
vs. Market 0.05 -0.11 -0.63
vs. Market Totals 0.00 0.41 0.19
💰 BETTING
HCP: 8W-5L-7P +2.4 units +12.0%
Totals: 10O-8U-2P
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Chicago Fire
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
Chicago Fire
vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch

Portland Timbers

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals1.811.901.80
Goals against1.761.601.20
xG1.451.521.61
xGA1.931.991.90
vs. Market 0.52 0.77 0.89
vs. Market Totals 0.20 -0.01 -0.51
💰 BETTING
HCP: 10W-7L-4P +0.9 units +4.1%
Totals: 10O-10U-1P
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Portland Timbers
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
Portland Timbers
vs. market expectation
100-10xGMatch

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