Chicago Fire FC beat Portland Timbers 2–1 — 2026 MLS Regular Season

Chicago Fire FC beat Portland Timbers 2–1 at Soldier Field on Sunday, August 16, 2026.

The goals

• 9' — Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC)
• 14' — Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC)
• 85' — Finn Surman (Portland Timbers)

How it unfolded

1. —•First Half begins.
2. 9'⚽Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman following a fast break.
3. 14'⚽Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
4. 45'•Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 2, Portland Timbers 0.
5. 51'•Brandon Bye (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6. 57'•Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7. 60'•Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Robert Lewandowski.
8. 60'•Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
9. 61'•Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter replaces Antony.
10. 61'•Substitution, Portland Timbers. Joao Ortiz replaces Cole Bassett.
11. 72'•Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
12. 76'•Substitution, Portland Timbers. José Caicedo replaces Diego Chará.
13. 76'•Substitution, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen replaces David da Costa.
14. 79'•Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15. 82'•Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Anton Salétros.
16. 85'⚽Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Portland Timbers 1. Finn Surman (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Bye with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
17. 88'•Substitution, Portland Timbers. Omir Fernandez replaces Kamal Miller.

How they arrived

• Chicago Fire FC: 7W 0D 3L in their last 10 — 70% win rate, 20 scored and 14 conceded.
• Portland Timbers: 5W 2D 3L in their last 10 — 50% win rate, 23 scored and 18 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 MLS Regular Season — live match data

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