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

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MLS · 2026

Montreal Impact FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 16 May 2026 · 20:30 UTC Stade Saputo HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Philip Zinckernagel

0–2 67' Hugo Cuypers

Y 7' Viktor Radojevic

Samuel Piette 36' Y

Y 57' Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Brandan Craig 62' Y

Prince-Osei Owusu 71' Y

Brayan Vera 82' Y

Y 89' Puso Dithejane

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Stade Saputo.

Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
4	Los Angeles FC	19	34
5	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
6	Houston Dynamo	18	32
7	New England Revolution	18	30
8	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
9	FC Dallas	18	27
10	Real Salt Lake	17	27
11	New York City FC	18	26
12	FC Cincinnati	18	26
13	St. Louis City	18	26
14	Charlotte FC	18	25
15	New York Red Bulls	18	25
16	Portland Timbers	18	24
17	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
18	Minnesota United FC	18	24
19	D.C. United SC	18	23
20	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
21	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
22	San Diego FC	18	21
23	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
24	Orlando City SC	18	20
25	Toronto FC	18	17
26	Austin FC	18	17
27	Philadelphia Union	18	16
28	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
29	Sporting Kansas City	18	14
30	Atlanta United FC	18	12

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2025-07-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC 2025-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC 2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

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

Chicago Fire FC

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
#28	Position	#8
16	Points	29
18	Played	17
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
24	Scored	32
35	Conceded	23
-11	GD	+9
0.89	PPG	1.71
22%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

39% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 28th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 8th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

5/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Montreal Impact FC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Montreal Impact FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
7' The referee calls foul for Viktor Radojevic. He receives a card.
12' Viktor Radojevic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Philip Zinckernagel makes it 0-1.
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
29' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
34' Puso Dithejane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
36' A moment of madness from Samuel Piette on 36 minutes earns him a card. Montreal Impact FC will be frustrated.
41' Luca Petrasso has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
45' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Victor Loturi exits the field as Noah Streit enters on 45.
46' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Samuel Piette exits the field as Brandan Craig enters on 46.
51' 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.
56' 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 player sees a card in front of him.
61' Andrew Gutman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Viktor Radojevic on 61 minute.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Brandan Craig argues furiously but the card stands.
67' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Maren Haile-Selassie is replaced by Puso Dithejane on 67 minute.
67' A stunning finish from Hugo Cuypers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Chris Mueller.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Prince-Osei Owusu is booked for Montreal Impact FC — card on 71.
73' Daniel Rios is replacing Wikelmann Carmona for the Montreal Impact FC side.
78' 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.
82' A moment of madness from Brayan Vera on 82 minutes earns him a card. Montreal Impact FC will be frustrated.
85' Hennadiy Synchuk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luca Petrasso at the 85 minute mark.
89' The referee calls foul for Puso Dithejane. He receives a card.
Full Time. Chicago Fire FC beats Montreal Impact FC

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Eullaffroy

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

17
Robin Lod
3
Jack Elliott
7
Maren Haile-Selassie ↓ Puso Dithejane 67'
16
Joel Waterman
22
Mauricio Pineda
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Chris Mueller 68'
1
Chris Brady
9
Hugo Cuypers
24
Jonathan Dean
4
Mbekezeli Mbokazi
14
Viktor Radojevic ↓ Andrew Gutman 61'

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-05-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-05-13 D.C. United SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-18 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.07 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC27% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC46%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC18% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC37%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.7%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 3

5.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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