Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Montreal Impact FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 28 Apr 2019 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Bacary Sagna 78' Y
Y 90' Johan Kappelhof

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Caleb Mendez
  • Referee

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

7
3
7
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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
28 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
24 Apr New England Revolution A 3–0 W
20 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
13 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
10 Apr D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
06 Apr New York City FC A 0–0 D
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr New York City FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 4–1 W
13 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
30 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W

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 history
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Montreal Impact FC launch into their encounter with Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' Nemanja Nikolics is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 279 games and scored 377 goals.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Zakaria Diallo, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' The whistle greets Clement Bayiha as he departs to be replaced by Omar Browne.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorge Luis Corrales, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 65' Montreal Impact FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Novillo is hanging Orji Okwonkwo on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Nemanja Nikolics makes way for Przemyslaw Frankowski at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Bacary Sagna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Omar Browne makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 88' Diego Campos makes way for Cristian Martinez at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire SC.
  • 89' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Maximiliano Urruti has done his job and it is now time for Victor Cabrera to step up.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Johan Kappelhof on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire SC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-04-24 New England Revolution 0–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-04-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-10 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-04-06 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-04-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2019-04-06 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-03-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC38% Draw27% Chicago Fire FC35%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
62%
Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC22% Draw47% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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