Major League Soccer · Matchweek 19
Chicago Fire FC
CHI
2–1Full time
Portland Timbers
POR
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
51%Possession47%
40%Territory42%
17%From set plays27%
0.17Chance quality0.14
4.8%Directness5.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Chicago, 3 for Portland. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Chicago
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.