Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Chicago Fire FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Brian Gutierrez 9' 1–0

Maren Haile-Selassie 11' 2–0

Xherdan Shaqiri 34' 3–0

Rafael Czichos 35' Y

Arnaud Souquet 56' Y

Y 70' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor

Mauricio Pineda 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
09 Jul	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
01 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L
25 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W
22 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
11 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–2	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
08 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jul	New York City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Jun	Charlotte FC	A	0–0	D
21 Jun	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
10 Jun	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Montreal Impact FC
#3	Position	#12
26	Points	14
14	Played	14
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
27	Scored	22
16	Conceded	31
+11	GD	-9
1.86	PPG	1.00
57%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/1

61-75

4/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Chicago Fire FC host Montreal Impact FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brian Gutierrez makes it 1-0.
11' GOAL! Maren Haile-Selassie scores on 11. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri
16' Georgios Koutsias is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
26' Chicago Fire FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' Xherdan Shaqiri adds to his 1 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
35' A moment of madness from Rafael Czichos on 35 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Gabriele Corbo by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 46 minute.
51' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
56' Arnaud Souquet is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
56' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Brian Gutierrez has done his job and it is now time for Kei Kamara to step up.
58' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Kwadwo Opoku is replaced by Ahmed Hamdi on 58 minute.
63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
68' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
70' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
75' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Georgios Koutsias has done his job and it is now time for Missael Rodriguez to step up.
78' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 78.
80' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Jules-Anthony Vilsaint comes on to replace Mason Toye.
85' Rafael Czichos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
2
Arnaud Souquet
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
6
Miguel Navarro
22
Mauricio Pineda
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Kei Kamara 56'
19
Georgios Koutsias ↓ Missael Rodriguez 76'
4
Carlos Teran
34
Chris Brady

Bench

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

2
Victor Wanyama ↓ Samuel Piette 46'
25
Gabriele Corbo ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 46'
13
Mason Toye ↓ Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 80'
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard
11
Ariel Lassiter
24
George Campbell
16
Joel Waterman
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Aaron Herrera 46'
40
Jonathan Sirois
–
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 58'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2023-07-01 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC L 2023-06-24 Charlotte FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2023-06-21 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2023-06-10 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.28 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC62% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

38%

Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC48% Draw39% Montreal Impact FC13%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.6%

4 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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