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 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	27	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Seattle Sounders FC	27	38
23	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	27	21

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
#15	Position	#5
24	Points	42
27	Played	26
6 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
34	Scored	46
54	Conceded	38
-20	GD	+8
0.89	PPG	1.62
22%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

4/3

31-45

3/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/7

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

5 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
12' The 20-year-old Hennadiy Synchuk has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
14' Philip Zinckernagel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
19' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 286 games and scored 408 goals.
36' Montreal Impact FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
45' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Victor Loturi is replaced by Noah Streit.
46' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Samuel Piette by Brandan Craig on 46 minute.
51' Samuel Piette, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' It’s gonna be a card for Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
61' The crowd applauds Viktor Radojevic as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Gutman steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
62' Montreal Impact FC player sees a card in front of him.
67' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is replaced by Puso Dithejane.
67' Hugo Cuypers adds to his 7 season tally! Chicago Fire FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
68' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Chris Mueller on 68 minute.
71' Poor challenge from Prince-Osei Owusu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
73' Wikelmann Carmona makes way for Daniel Rios at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
78' A quiet spell here at Stade Saputo. Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' Brayan Vera is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
85' Hennadiy Synchuk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luca Petrasso at the 85 minute mark.
89' That is a card for Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane will be fuming at that decision.
It finishes all square. Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 0-2.

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

1.09 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Chicago Fire FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC28% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC45%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

72%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC19% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

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%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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