Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal

Chicago Fire

3 - 0

CF Montreal

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Elijio Arreguin 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · CF Montreal 29

Referee Stats

Elijio Arreguin

10 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	60%
Draws	30%
Away wins	10%

How the match was won

Chicago Fire outshot their opponent (17-4).
CF Montreal controlled possession (56%).
Chicago Fire had the sharper finishing (11-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CF Montreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-11

Goals For / Against

17 / 39

Avg: 1.13 / 2.60

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.87

PPG

0.53

1.87

1.13

1.27

2.60

80%

O2.5

73%

BTTS

53%

67%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

CF Montreal rank29th

Chicago Fire points48

CF Montreal points25

Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CF Montreal: #29 · 25 pts · GD -24

30 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

CF Montreal last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-13

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

CF Montreal trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

CF Montreal score away60%

CF Montreal clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

CF Montreal score first40%

CF Montreal win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · CF Montreal 11%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · CF Montreal 14.3'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

CF Montreal score away1.13 vs 1.41

CF Montreal concede away2.60 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while CF Montreal score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and CF Montreal are 41% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

CF Montreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

46-60 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

326

428

Passes Accurate

237

335

Passes %

73%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Bamba

Normal Goal

30'

30' B. Vera

44'

44' P. Zinckernagel

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Neal

1st substitution · For: B. Craig

53'

53' Iván Jaime

54'

54' 📺 VAR

J. Dean

Card upgrade

56'

56' J. Dean

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Bamba

1st substitution · For: J. Waterman

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Aleksandr Guboglo

2nd substitution · For: D. Bugaj

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Vera

3rd substitution · For: N. Streit

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Iván Jaime

4th substitution · For: D. Ríos

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Longstaff

5th substitution · For: W. Carmona

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Pineda

2nd substitution · For: T. D'Avilla

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

H. Cuypers

Penalty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Lod

Normal Goal

90+2'

90+2' T. Gillier

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

3rd substitution · For: R. Lod

Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Elijio Arreguin. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: Chicago Fire took the lead at 27' when J. Bamba scored, making the score 1-0. B. Vera received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 30'. P. Zinckernagel received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 44'.

Second half: CF Montreal made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Neal replacing B. Craig. Iván Jaime received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 53'. VAR intervened at 54' for Chicago Fire (Card upgrade). J. Dean received a red card for Chicago Fire at 56'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 57', with J. Bamba replacing J. Waterman. CF Montreal made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Aleksandr Guboglo replacing D. Bugaj. CF Montreal made their 3rd substitution at 63', with B. Vera replacing N. Streit. CF Montreal made their 4th substitution at 72', with Iván Jaime replacing D. Ríos. CF Montreal made their 5th substitution at 78', with M. Longstaff replacing W. Carmona. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 89', with M. Pineda replacing T. D'Avilla. Chicago Fire added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when H. Cuypers scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Chicago Fire added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when R. Lod scored, making the score 3-0. T. Gillier received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 90+2'. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 90+6', with P. Zinckernagel replacing R. Lod.

Chicago Fire used 3 substitutions while CF Montreal used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while CF Montreal got 3 yellow cards.