Chicago Fire have found it difficult to get points this league season. Will the gang get a victory when Montreal Impact come to visit Soldier Field?
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact is in the best form (4-2-0) in Major League Soccer
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Montreal Impact, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Chicago Fire form and stats
Chicago Fire have collected 19 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 5-4-4.
The Chicago Fire crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to New York City here at Soldier Field. The forward Przybyłko was declared "man of the match" for Chicago with a rating of 7.04/10. Przybyłko hit one key pass.
Heartbreak before that as Chicago Fire lost 1-4 at Philadelphia Union's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Chicago have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 6 and lost 5.
There will be little rest for Chicago Fire after this match as they are travelling to New England for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
Chicago have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Chicago Fire have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Montreal Impact form and stats
7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Montreal Impact playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season. Having won their last three away games Montreal Impact has no reason to fear anyone.
Montreal go into this game after a win, the home game against New England that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Montreal Impact was the only team on the pitch versus New England in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Which player has bagged at least one goal three games in a row for the away team? The answer is Quioto and that is impressive stuff! Quioto, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.23. Quioto scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Houston Dynamo.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Montreal Impact in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Montreal Impact, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Take note that 9 of this team's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting New York RB in just four days.
Montreal Impact has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 13 games. Montreal's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these teams: Chicago Fire won three, Montreal Impact triumphed in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Quioto Robinson 14 goals |  D. Mihailovic 7 goals |   K. Przybyłko 5 goals |
Chicago Fire missing players
Montreal Impact missing players
| Chicago Fire | Montreal Impact | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 23 | 47 |
| 36 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 25 | 41 |
| 81% | 69% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 62% | 46% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 46% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| 31% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 23% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 31% | 23% |
| 42% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| 38% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 15% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.4 | 11.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 40% | 38% |
| 11.7 | 9.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.2 | 10 |
| 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- All of Montreal Impact's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Major League Soccer
- Chicago Fire have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact have the most points from losing position (20) in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact have the most scored goals (23) away in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Montreal Impact is in the best form (4-2-0) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 46 |
| 3 | New York City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | New York RB | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 36 |
| 6 | Inter Miami | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 36 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | New England | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Toronto | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 30 |
| 14 | DC United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 22 |
