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

Match Preview

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

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

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
#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' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' A goal from the Slovenia international Robert Beric! He fires home on 15 to make it 0-1!
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maximiliano Urruti made 289 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' What a strike from Lassi Lappalainen! The score is 1-1.
27' Fabian Herbers, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Boris Sekulic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
47' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 1 goals.
52' Chicago Fire FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' USA international Bobby Shuttleworth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thierry Henry will be considering his options from the bench.
67' Maximiliano Urruti puts Montreal Impact FC on the lead.
72' The crowd applauds Miguel Navarro as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Bornstein steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
73' What a strike from Francisco Calvo! The score is 2-2.
73' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Djordje Mihailovic is withdrawn and Elliot Collier gets his opportunity.
75' Montreal Impact FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
78' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Shamit Shome exits the field as Clement Bayiha enters on 78.
79' The referee calls foul for Samuel Piette. He receives a Yellow card.
84' 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.
86' The crowd applauds Maximiliano Urruti as he leaves the pitch. Amar Sejdic steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
87' Johan Kappelhof has so much to prove this time. He replaces Boris Sekulic on 87 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

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

1.64 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 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: 3.68

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	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

59%

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

9.3%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 0

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%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	19%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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