Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Sat 29 May 2021 · 17:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Rudy Camacho
Y 62' Victor Wanyama

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Soldier Field.

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
2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
22 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
14 May D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
08 May Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
01 May New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
25 Apr Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
22 May FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
15 May Atlanta United FC A 0–1 L
12 May Internacional CF Miami A 2–0 W
08 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
01 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chicago Fire FC to score. At the same time, Montreal Impact FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Bjorn Maars Johnsen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Joel Waterman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 17' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rudy Camacho.
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' Bobby Shuttleworth has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 32' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 1 goals.
  • 57' Chicago Fire 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.
  • 59' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Brian Gutierrez by Ignacio Aliseda on 59 minute.
  • 60' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Ibrahim Sunusi exits the field as Mason Toye enters on 60.
  • 62' Victor Wanyama has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' Miguel Navarro makes way for Jonathan Bornstein at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
  • 82' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Mason Toye gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Djordje Mihailovic by Joaquin Torres on 89 minute.
  • 90' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Zorhan Bassong exits the field as Mustafa Kizza enters on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Xherdan Shaqiri 3
Hugo Cuypers 3
Brian Gutierrez 2
Kei Ansu Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Matias Coccaro 2
Romell Quioto 2

Head to Head

2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-22 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-01 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-05-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-12 Internacional CF Miami 0–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC43% Draw27% Montreal Impact FC30%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
57%
Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw46% Montreal Impact FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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