Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

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

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 New York Red Bulls 27 34
8 Orlando City SC 27 34
9 New York City FC 27 33
10 FC Cincinnati 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
3
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #15
42 Points 24
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 15
46 Scored 34
38 Conceded 54
+8 GD -20
1.62 PPG 0.89
46% Win % 22%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/7
76+
4/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 15 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 8' Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dax McCarty makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 13' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' Brilliant from the ! Nemanja Nikolics makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 24' Montreal Impact FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Saphir Taider gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 1 goals.
  • 44' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rudy Camacho, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' The Chicago Fire SC manager makes a substitution. Nemanja Nikolics departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Bojan comes on to replace Shamit Shome.
  • 67' The referee shows Montreal Impact FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Another substitution for Chicago Fire SC to replace Nicolas Gaitan by Djordje Mihailovic on 75 minute.
  • 76' A goal from the France international Bacary Sagna! He fires home on 76 to make it 0-4!
  • 80' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Orji Okwonkwo exits the field as Ignacio Piatti enters on 80.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lassi Lappalainen made 212 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' What a moment for Bastian Schweinsteiger! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.

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

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

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
2.39 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC58% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC21%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
42%
Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC44% Draw38% Montreal Impact FC18%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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