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Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Thu 10 May 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
3
7
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Montreal Impact FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
06 May Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
21 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
14 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
08 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
05 May New England Revolution H 4–2 W
28 Apr Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L
21 Apr Los Angeles FC H 3–5 L
14 Apr New York Red Bulls A 1–3 L
06 Apr New England Revolution A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC Montreal Impact FC
#4 Position #14
29 Points 16
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
32 Scored 24
23 Conceded 35
+9 GD -11
1.71 PPG 0.89
53% Win % 22%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 9 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Chicago Fire FC have kicked off against Montreal Impact FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Chicago Fire FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rod Fanni is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Montreal Impact FC's compact .
  • 60' Grant Lillard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Montreal Impact FC have won 379 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • The points are shared — Chicago Fire FC 1-0 Montreal Impact FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Xherdan Shaqiri 3
Hugo Cuypers 3
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Matias Coccaro 2
Romell Quioto 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Brian Gutierrez 2

Head to Head

2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-04-28 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-04-21 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Montreal Impact FC Form

2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-05-05 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 New England Revolution W 2018-04-28 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-04-21 Montreal Impact FC 3–5 Los Angeles FC L 2018-04-14 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-04-06 New England Revolution 4–0 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC65% Draw22% Montreal Impact FC13%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
35%
Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC47% Draw42% Montreal Impact FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
4 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 24% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.