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

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MLS · 2026

Montreal Impact FC

2 – 2

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45+3'

Zachary Brault-Guillard 75' Y

Y 77' C.J. Sapong

Samuel Piette 79' Y

Overview

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Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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

Match Details

Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee Kevin Broadley

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC 2019-08-11 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
27 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–4	L
23 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–3	L
20 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–4	L
17 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–3	L
14 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–2	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
19 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	1–4	L
12 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
06 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC		Chicago Fire FC
#14	Position	#4
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

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (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

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ 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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' 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.
15' Chicago Fire FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robert Beric on 15.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gaston Gimenez made 165 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' What composure from Lassi Lappalainen! The Finland international strokes it home. 1-1.
27' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
32' Montreal Impact FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' France international Rod Fanni has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' Montreal Impact FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maximiliano Urruti on 67.
72' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Miguel Navarro by Jonathan Bornstein on 72 minute.
73' A goal from the Costa Rica international Francisco Calvo! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-2!
73' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Djordje Mihailovic by Elliot Collier on 73 minute.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Zachary Brault-Guillard is booked for Montreal Impact FC — Yellow card on 75.
77' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. C.J. Sapong gets a Yellow card.
78' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Shamit Shome departs to be replaced by Clement Bayiha.
79' Montreal Impact FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
84' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
86' The supporters are chanting for Amar Sejdic. He replaces Maximiliano Urruti on 86 minute.
87' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 87 minute. Boris Sekulic leaves to be changed by Johan Kappelhof.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Henry

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Brandt Bronico 87'
10
Alvaro Medran
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ C.J. Sapong 72'
5
Francisco Calvo C
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Elliot Collier 73'
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
7
Ignacio Aliseda
30
Gaston Gimenez
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Johan Kappelhof 87'
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 72'
22
Mauricio Pineda

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Montreal Impact FC Form

2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-09-27 New York Red Bulls 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-23 New England Revolution 3–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–4 Philadelphia Union L 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-09-27 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-09-19 Orlando City SC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC34% Draw24% Chicago Fire FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

66%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC25% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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