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Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Montreal Impact FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Geoff Gamble

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
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 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
3
7
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
12 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
04 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
28 Jul Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
22 Jul Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
14 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
12 Aug New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
05 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
28 Jul Toronto FC A 0–3 L
21 Jul Toronto FC H 1–2 L
15 Jul FC Dallas A 1–3 L

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Montreal Impact FC is showing some good football. However, Montreal Impact FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Remi Garde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Drew Conner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' The 35-year-old Rudy Camacho has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The points are shared — Montreal Impact FC 2-1 Chicago Fire FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC

Montreal Impact FC Form

2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-08-12 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-08-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-07-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-08-18 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-07-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2018-07-15 FC Dallas 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC43% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC32%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
57%
Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC27% Draw44% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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