Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Stade Saputo.
- Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Chicago Fire FC H 0–2 L 13 May Portland Timbers H 1–0 W 09 May Orlando City SC H 2–0 W 02 May Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W 25 Apr New York City FC H 1–0 W 18 Apr New York Red Bulls H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W 13 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D 09 May New York Red Bulls H 1–3 L 03 May FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L 26 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 5–0 W 18 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–3 D Season Stats
Montreal Impact FC Chicago Fire FC #12 Position #3 14 Points 26 14 Played 14 4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 22 Scored 27 31 Conceded 16 -9 GD +11 1.00 PPG 1.86 29% Win % 57% Key Stats
35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonMontreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Montreal Impact FC0-153/316-302/–31-451/–46-601/161-75–/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Saputo that hosts another battle between Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC.
- 5' 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.
- 7' That looks like a foul for a card for Viktor Radojevic.
- 12' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 14' Goal! Philip Zinckernagel scores his 52 goal in 61 matches.
- 19' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Puso Dithejane, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saputo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' Brayan Vera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' 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.
- 36' Samuel Piette was booked on 36.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Guilier made 278 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Noah Streit is replacing Victor Loturi for the Montreal Impact FC side.
- 46' The whistle greets Samuel Piette as he departs to be replaced by Brandan Craig.
- 51' 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.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 278 games and scored 377 goals.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Mbekezeli Mbokazi. He receives a card.
- 61' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Viktor Radojevic by Andrew Gutman on 61 minute.
- 62' The referee shows Montreal Impact FC player a card on 62.
- 67' Puso Dithejane is replacing Maren Haile-Selassie for the Chicago Fire FC side.
- 67' GOAL! Hugo Cuypers scores on 67. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel
- 68' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 68 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by Chris Mueller.
- 71' It’s a booking for Montreal Impact FC player. Prince-Osei Owusu gets a card.
- 73' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Wikelmann Carmona is replaced by Daniel Rios.
- 78' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Brayan Vera.
- 85' Hennadiy Synchuk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Petrasso on 85 minute.
- 89' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 89.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 10
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6
Samuel Piette ↓ Brandan Craig 46'
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- 8
- 2
- 13
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16
Wikelmann Carmona ↓ Daniel Rios 73'
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22
Victor Loturi ↓ Noah Streit 45'
- 27
- 31
Bench
- 25
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14
Daniel Rios ↑ 73'
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5
Brandan Craig ↑ 46'
- 24
- 17
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18
Hennadiy Synchuk ↑ 85'
- 29
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23
Noah Streit ↑ 45'
Coach Philippe EullaffroyChicago Fire FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 17
- 3
- 7
- 16
- 22
- 11
- 1
- 9
- 24
- 4
- 14
Bench
- 44
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15
Andrew Gutman ↑ 61'
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8
Chris Mueller ↑ 68'
- 5
- 29
- 27
- 20
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Puso Dithejane ↑ 67'
- 30
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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
Montreal Impact FC Form
2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC W 2026-04-18 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 New York Red Bulls WChicago Fire FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.05 Montreal Impact FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.9 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.95Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Montreal Impact FC or Draw 51%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 75%Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%1 – 2 9.5%0 – 2 Actual0 – 1 9.2%0 – 0 6.9%1 – 3 6.1%0 – 3 5.8%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 2 5%1 – 0 4.7%2 – 3 3.3%1 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC
Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 12% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 44% — 56% +1 44% 23% 33% +1.5 67% — 33% +2 67% 17% 16% +2.5 84% — 16% Clean Sheet
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.