Montreal Impact FC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Montreal Impact FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC Stade Saputo HT 45' · FT 45'

George Campbell 40' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC 2024-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Montreal Impact FC 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

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
14 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–4	L
24 Aug	New England Revolution	H	0–5	L
20 Jul	Toronto FC	H	0–1	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
15 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L
01 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–4	L
24 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–2	D

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' Montreal Impact FC have kicked off against Chicago Fire FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Josef Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
21' A stunning finish from Josef Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montreal Impact FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Montreal Impact FC player sees a card in front of him.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Chris Mueller has done his job and it is now time for Maren Haile-Selassie to step up.
51' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, a Canada defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' Federico Navarro makes way for Fabian Herbers at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
69' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Dean is withdrawn and Georgios Koutsias gets his opportunity.
72' Matias Coccaro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josef Martinez on 72 minute.
73' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Bryce Duke by Kwadwo Opoku on 73 minute.
74' What a strike from Caden Clark! The score is 2-0.
79' Justin Reynolds is replacing Brian Gutierrez for the Chicago Fire FC side.
84' Chicago Fire FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Philip Zinckernagel scoring 1 goals.
89' Dominik Yankov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caden Clark on 89 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Montreal Impact FC 2-0 Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

46
Tom Pearce ↑ 89'
8
Dominik Yankov ↑ 89'
16
Joel Waterman ↑ 72'
1
Sebastian Breza
7
Kwadwo Opoku ↑ 73'
14
Ibrahim Sunusi
9
Matias Coccaro ↑ 72'
3
Joaquin Sosa
27
Dawid Bugaj

Coach Laurent Courtois

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Tobias Salquist
16
Wyatt Omsberg
31
Federico Navarro ↓ Fabian Herbers 68'
2
Arnaud Souquet
30
Gaston Gimenez ↓ Kellyn Acosta 73'
11
Ariel Lassiter
12
Tom Barlow
17
Brian Gutierrez ↓ Justin Reynolds 79'
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Maren Haile-Selassie 46'
24
Jonathan Dean ↓ Georgios Koutsias 69'

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hugo Cuypers	3
Xherdan Shaqiri	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

2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-18 New England Revolution 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2024-09-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2024-08-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–5 New England Revolution L 2024-07-20 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Toronto FC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-09-21 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.43 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC38% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC37%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

62%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC24% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC33%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 1

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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