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

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MLS · 2024

Montreal Impact FC

2 – 0

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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 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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	#4
26	Points	55
34	Played	34
6 / 8 / 20	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
37	Scored	64
69	Conceded	54
-32	GD	+10
0.76	PPG	1.62
18%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/9

76+

5/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stade Saputo that hosts another battle between Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC.
5' Wyatt Omsberg, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabian Herbers suffering a number of foals already.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' What a moment for Josef Martinez! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laurent Courtois will be considering his options from the bench.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
40' The referee has no hesitation. George Campbell is booked for Montreal Impact FC — card on 40.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Maren Haile-Selassie gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Chris Mueller and will look to change the dynamic.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Chicago Fire FC have won 427 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
66' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
68' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Federico Navarro trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Herbers on 68 minutes.
69' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Jonathan Dean by Georgios Koutsias on 69 minute.
72' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Josef Martinez by Matias Coccaro on 72 minute.
73' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Bryce Duke has done his job and it is now time for Kwadwo Opoku to step up.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Caden Clark makes it 2-0.
79' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Brian Gutierrez by Justin Reynolds on 79 minute.
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
89' Dominik Yankov is replacing Caden Clark for the Montreal Impact FC side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Maren Haile-Selassie	2
Brian Gutierrez	2
Kei Ansu Kamara	2
Nemanja Nikolics	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Matias Coccaro	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

1.4 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 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 FC37% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC38%

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	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

63%

Montreal Impact FC or Chicago Fire FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC23% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC34%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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