CF MontrealAttacking momentumChicago Fire
Preview
- The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches Montréal vs. Chicago Fire on 2026-05-16 (kick-off 21:30 GMT).
- With the data available to us, and have not met as managers before.
- Montréal have 5 players sidelined: F. Herbers (Lower-Body Injury), B. Hidalgo (Inactive), S. Ibrahim (Back Injury), G. Synchuk (Injury), O. Escobar (Injury) while Chicago Fire face 4 absences: L. Barroso (Lower-Body Injury), A. Franco (Knee Injury), S. Oregel (Head Injury), A. Saletros (Head Injury).
- We're predicting Montréal to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Chicago Fire are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Contrast in results: Montréal had to share the points 2-2 with Portland Timbers, whereas Chicago Fire claimed victory 3-1 vs. D.C. United\t.
- Form edge goes to Montréal (3-1-1) against a faltering Chicago Fire (2-0-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Dominance for Montréal: across 32 clashes, they've won 13 games and only lost 11 games to Chicago Fire, with 8 stalemates.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Chicago Fire to win 2-1, despite Montréal's 3-1-1 home form - Chicago Fire's strong 2-2-1 record away with 2.00 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
CF Montreal
Chicago Fire
Events
| 6' | V. Radojevic | ||
| 14' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 36' | S. Piette | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
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| 57' | M. Mbokazi | ||
| 61' | |||
| 62' | B. Craig | ||
| 67' | 0 - 2 | ||
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| 71' | P. Owusu | ||
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| 82' | B. Vera | ||
| 85' | |||
| 89' | P. Dithejane | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
TV Channels
CF Montreal is going head to head with Chicago Fire on 16/5/2026 20:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and CF Montreal v Chicago Fire H2H statistics!