Pregame prediction state, community vote lean, matchup drivers, and trend context.
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The predictions tab for Chicago Fire vs Portland Timbers covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 22 on 17 Aug 2026. Kick-off is listed for Monday, 17 August 2026 at 00:30 CEST. It keeps the current pregame state for this matchup before kick-off.
The current pregame split is Chicago Fire 46%, Draw 32%, Portland Timbers 22%, so the lean points to Chicago Fire.
Last-five form reads Chicago Fire 9 points versus Portland Timbers 4. That comes from Chicago Fire taking 3 wins and Portland Timbers taking 1 win in that span. Goal trend sits at Chicago Fire +2 and Portland Timbers +0.
Season context adds season pace at Chicago Fire 1.86 points per game versus Portland Timbers 1, venue split at 1.88 home points per game against 0.5 away points per game, and rest days at Chicago Fire 84.9 and Portland Timbers 84.9 to the pregame read.
Underlying team metrics add chance creation score at Chicago Fire 11 versus Portland Timbers 8.3 and clean-sheet rate at 43% against 7%.
The stored pregame trend contains 8 tracked points for this matchup before the current predictions view.
