Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' Welcome to Saputo Stadium that hosts another battle between Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 283 games and scored 379 goals.
  • 10' Ousmane Doumbia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • 13' Mathieu Choiniere is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 20.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Jules-Anthony Vilsaint needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Chicago Fire 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.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Xherdan Shaqiri is hanging Maren Haile-Selassie on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Ousmane Doumbia gets a card.
  • 77' Another change for Montreal Impact FC made on 77 minute. Kwadwo Opoku leaves to be changed by Romell Quioto.
  • 80' Fabian Herbers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 85' The whistle greets Fabian Herbers as he departs to be replaced by Ian Torres.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a card for Romell Quioto.
  • 90' Gabriele Corbo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Brian Gutierrez is replaced by Georgios Koutsias on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Kei Ansu Kamara 2
Nemanja Nikolics 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Matias Coccaro 2
Romell Quioto 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 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
1.45 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 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: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

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
12.4%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 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
24% ✗

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