Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sun 11 Aug 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+2'

Kenneth Kronholm 32' Y

Y 67' Zakaria Diallo

Dax McCarty 74' Y

Overview

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Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .

Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Mike Rottersman

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC 2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
28 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
20 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
18 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
14 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–3	L
04 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–6	L
28 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	4–0	W
20 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
13 Jul	Toronto FC	H	0–2	L
06 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Montreal Impact FC
#4	Position	#15
55	Points	26
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 20
64	Scored	37
54	Conceded	69
+10	GD	-32
1.62	PPG	0.76
47%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/9

76+

5/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC has kicked off!
5' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. C.J. Sapong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
8' GOAL! Dax McCarty scores on 8. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger
13' Johan Kappelhof has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Goal! Nemanja Nikolics scores his 44 goal in 295 matches.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. Montreal Impact FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Kenneth Kronholm has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
34' Saphir Taider doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
39' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
49' Kenneth Kronholm has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' The supporters are chanting for Przemyslaw Frankowski. He replaces Nemanja Nikolics on 56 minute.
61' Aleksandar Katai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 295 appearances.
63' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Shamit Shome is replaced by Bojan.
67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Zakaria Diallo.
72' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 1 goals.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Dax McCarty is booked for Chicago Fire SC — Yellow card on 74.
75' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire SC team. Nicolas Gaitan is replaced by Djordje Mihailovic on 75 minute.
76' Brilliant from the ! Bacary Sagna makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 76.
80' Another change for Montreal Impact FC made on 80 minute. Orji Okwonkwo leaves to be changed by Ignacio Piatti.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Remi Garde will be considering his options from the bench.
88' Against the run of play, Bastian Schweinsteiger has scored! This game has turned on its head.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 3-2 Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kenneth Kronholm
9
C.J. Sapong
5
Francisco Calvo
10
Aleksandar Katai
31
Bastian Schweinsteiger
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 56'
13
Brandt Bronico
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
20
Nicolas Gaitan ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 75'
3
Jonathan Bornstein

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Orji Okwonkwo ↓ Ignacio Piatti 80'
37
Maximiliano Urruti
26
Jorge Luis Corrales
33
Bacary Sagna
8
Saphir Taider C
4
Rudy Camacho
5
Zakaria Diallo
6
Samuel Piette
28
Shamit Shome ↓ Bojan 63'
29
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 63'
1
Evan Bush

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Hugo Cuypers	3
Matias Coccaro	2
Romell Quioto	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Brian Gutierrez	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-07-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-07-20 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2019-08-04 Colorado Rapids SC 6–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2019-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2019-07-13 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Toronto FC L 2019-07-06 Montreal Impact FC 2–3 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.47 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC60% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC19%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

40%

Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC46% Draw37% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

4.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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