Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC get this one started.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Bacary Sagna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Omar Browne gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Clement Bayiha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 45' Mike Azira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' The 40-year-old Evan Bush has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 60' Montreal Impact 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.
  • 65' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Orji Okwonkwo trudges off to be replaced by Harry Novillo on 65 minutes.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Chicago Fire SC make a change. Nemanja Nikolics trudges off to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 75 minutes.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bacary Sagna on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Omar Browne doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! Cristian Martinez comes on to replace Diego Campos.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Maximiliano Urruti is replaced by Victor Cabrera on 89 minute.
  • 90' Johan Kappelhof was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Romell Quioto 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 2
Brian Gutierrez 2
Kei Ansu Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Philip Zinckernagel 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
1.21 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC41% Draw28% Chicago Fire FC31%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
59%
Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC25% Draw49% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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