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

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

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
#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' The game is set. Montreal Impact FC kicks off things out of here…
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The 27-year-old Maren Haile-Selassie has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
21' What composure from Josef Martinez! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 1-0.
26' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
31' Montreal Impact 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.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 282 games and scored 403 goals.
40' The referee calls foul for George Campbell. He receives a card.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Maren Haile-Selassie on, Chris Mueller off on 46 minutes.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
68' Fabian Herbers is replacing Federico Navarro for the Chicago Fire FC side.
69' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 69 minute. Jonathan Dean leaves to be changed by Georgios Koutsias.
72' Matias Coccaro is replacing Josef Martinez for the Montreal Impact FC side.
73' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Bryce Duke is withdrawn and Kwadwo Opoku gets his opportunity.
74' Caden Clark has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
79' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Justin Reynolds comes on to replace Brian Gutierrez.
84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
89' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Caden Clark exits the field as Dominik Yankov enters on 89.
Full Time. Montreal Impact FC beats 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
Xherdan Shaqiri	3
Hugo Cuypers	3
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Matias Coccaro	2
Romell Quioto	2
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Brian Gutierrez	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

1 / 4

1.44 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Chicago Fire FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC38% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC37%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

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	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

62%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC25% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC32%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

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%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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