Chicago Fire FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Chicago Fire FC

4 – 3

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 18:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Tobias Salquist 11' Y

Y 16' Matias Coccaro

Chase Gasper 45' Y

Fabian Herbers 78' Y

R 82' Raheem Edwards

Y 90' Mathieu Choiniere

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

2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC 2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	4–3	W
10 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
03 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Philadelphia Union	A	2–2	D
21 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
08 Oct	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–4	L
10 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W
03 Mar	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	Orlando City SC	A	0–0	D
21 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	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' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joel Waterman suffering a number of foals already.
7' Against the run of play, Matias Coccaro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
11' Tobias Salquist is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
12' GOAL! Matias Coccaro fires home to make it 0-2!
16' Matias Coccaro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 16.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Chase Gasper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
31' Kellyn Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 272 appearances.
36' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
41' 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.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Chase Gasper argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Carlos Teran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tobias Salquist on 46 minute.
51' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
53' Maren Haile-Selassie adds to his 2 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
58' Fabian Herbers, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
65' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Bryce Duke has done his job and it is now time for Dominik Yankov to step up.
69' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Xherdan Shaqiri by Georgios Koutsias on 69 minute.
70' A goal from the Bulgaria international Dominik Yankov! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-3!
75' 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.
76' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Chase Gasper by Tom Barlow on 76 minute.
78' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Herbers.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Raheem Edwards.
84' Against the run of play, Brian Gutierrez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Dominik Yankov by Ousman Jabang on 88 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Mathieu Choiniere is booked for Montreal Impact FC — card on 90.
90' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 90 minute. Hugo Cuypers leaves to be changed by Mauricio Pineda.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Georgios Koutsias 69'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers
14
Tobias Salquist ↓ Carlos Teran 46'
23
Kellyn Acosta
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
77
Chase Gasper ↓ Tom Barlow 76'
17
Brian Gutierrez
34
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers ↓ Mauricio Pineda 90'
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Ruan ↓ Raheem Edwards 65'
25
Gabriele Corbo
6
Samuel Piette
29
Mathieu Choiniere
11
Ariel Lassiter
16
Joel Waterman
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Dominik Yankov 65'
40
Jonathan Sirois
14
Ibrahim Sunusi ↓ Nathan-Dylan Saliba 46'
9
Matias Coccaro ↓ Josef Martinez 46'
4
Fernando Alvarez

Bench

Coach Laurent Courtois

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hugo Cuypers	3
Xherdan Shaqiri	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

2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-03-03 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-10-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2024-03-10 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-03 FC Dallas 1–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-02-25 Orlando City SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.51 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chicago Fire FC54% Draw22% Montreal Impact FC24%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

46%

Chicago Fire FC or Montreal Impact FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC43% Draw36% Montreal Impact FC21%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

4 – 2

3.3%

2 – 3

3.3%

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%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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