Monday , 12 October 2026

Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Montreal Impact FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Saputo Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathieu Choiniere 13' Y
Y 20' Mauricio Pineda
Y 76' Ousmane Doumbia
Y 80' Fabian Herbers
Romell Quioto 86' Y
Gabriele Corbo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Saputo Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

7
3
7
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 2–4 L
30 Aug New York City FC A 0–2 L
26 Aug New England Revolution H 1–0 W
20 Aug Toronto FC A 3–2 W
15 Jul Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
02 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–4 L
31 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–1 L
27 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
21 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–3 L
16 Jul Toronto FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC Chicago Fire FC
#15 Position #3
24 Points 48
28 Played 28
6 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 6 / 8
35 Scored 51
56 Conceded 40
-21 GD +11
0.86 PPG 1.71
21% Win % 50%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/5
61-75
2/7
76+
4/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
8/2
16-30
7/6
31-45
3/8
46-60
6/6
61-75
8/1
76+
5/9
■ 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 10 G 4 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Chicago Fire FC have won 414 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mathieu Choiniere.
  • 18' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Fabian Herbers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mauricio Pineda on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Saputo Stadium. Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Daniel Aceves has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Canada international Joel Waterman has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' Xherdan Shaqiri is replacing Maren Haile-Selassie for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 62' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 77' Kwadwo Opoku makes way for Romell Quioto at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Fabian Herbers on 80 minutes earns him a card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 85' Ian Torres is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fabian Herbers at the 85 minute mark.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Romell Quioto on 86.
  • 90' Gabriele Corbo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Brian Gutierrez is withdrawn and Georgios Koutsias gets his opportunity.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2022-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC 2022-08-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.43 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC41% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
59%
Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC27% Draw45% Chicago Fire FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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