Chicago Fire v CF Montreal result

Full-time · Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal

Major League Soccer · Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:30 GMT · Soldier Field

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Chicago Fire · CF Montreal · Head-to-head

Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal — Chicago Fire won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3–0 at Soldier Field in Major League Soccer on Saturday 28 February. CF Montreal are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Chicago Fire led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Chicago Fire: Jonathan Bamba (27’), H. Cuypers (90’ pen) and R. Lod (90’). J. Dean (56’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Chicago Fire 3.05, CF Montreal 0.10, from 17 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

E. Arreguin showed four yellow cards and one red — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel (44’); CF Montreal: Brayan Vera (30’), Iván Jaime (53’) and Thomas Gillier (90+2’).

What it changes

CF Montreal have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) 10.5, Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire) 7.5 and H. Synchuk (CF Montreal) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Chicago Fire next travel to Atlanta United FC on 24 October 2026.

CF Montreal next host Nashville SC on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for CF Montreal: CF Montreal v Nashville SC, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal · Major League Soccer
Venue: Soldier Field · Chicago
Referee: E. Arreguin
Head-to-head (last 6): Chicago Fire 3 · draws 2 · CF Montreal 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Chicago Fire 1W 2D 2L · CF Montreal 1W 1D 3L

Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 2.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 6

Corners

against 4.25 / 4.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.5 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · E. Arreguin

2 home / 2 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chicago Fire for / against	Line	CF Montreal for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.38 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.63 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.25 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: E. Arreguin — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.22 red cards, 28.33 fouls over 9 matches (2 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Acosta n 8	21.4	3.2 2/2	0.5 1/0	—
P. Zinckernagel n 8	81	2.2 6/4	2.6 8/7	—
D. D'Avilla n 8	72.5	2 7/3	1.4 4/4	—
J. Reynolds n 8	41.5	1.9 4/1	1.1 3/1	—
Tom Barlow n 8	27.4	1.6 4/0	0.4 1/0	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Gutierrez n 8	61	2.8 5/5	1.1 3/2
Tom Barlow n 8	27.4	2.1 2/1	1.2 2/1
Jonathan Bamba n 8	73.3	2 6/3	1.7 6/3
H. Cuypers n 8	90	1.5 4/3	0.9 4/2
J. Elliott n 8	91.1	1.4 7/2	0.6 3/1

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
André Franco n 8	51.9	0 0/0	0.9 3/1
R. Kouamé n 8	32	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Tom Barlow n 8	27.4	0.8 2/0	0 0/0
P. Zinckernagel n 8	81	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
H. Cuypers n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Pineda n 8	30	3.4 6/2
Leonardo Barroso n 8	66.8	3 8/4
J. Dean n 8	65.6	2.6 7/4
H. Cuypers n 8	90	2.5 8/6
A. Saletros n 8	87.8	2.4 8/7

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	91.1	2.7 5/4

CF Montreal

CF Montreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Sealy n 8	70.9	2.1 7/5	0.6 4/0	—
Aleksandr Guboglo n 8	34.9	1.9 3/1	0.6 2/0	—
B. Duke n 8	29.8	1.9 3/1	2.3 4/1	—
Iván Jaime n 8	46.9	1.7 6/1	2.9 5/4	—
Efraín Morales n 8	85.5	1.6 7/5	0.4 3/0	—

CF Montreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Prince Owusu n 8	62.8	2.5 5/3	1.3 3/2
Iván Jaime n 8	46.9	2.2 6/2	1.2 4/1
D. Sealy n 8	70.9	1.9 5/2	1.1 4/2
H. Synchuk n 8	65	1.9 7/3	0.5 3/0
Fabian Herbers n 8	37.1	1.2 3/1	0.3 1/0

CF Montreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Sealy n 8	70.9	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Olger Escobar n 8	39.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
B. Duke n 8	29.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
T. Aviles n 8	29	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Fabian Herbers n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

CF Montreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jalen Neal n 8	61.6	3.8 6/5
Iván Jaime n 8	46.9	2.2 5/3
Fabian Herbers n 8	37.1	2.1 4/3
Efraín Morales n 8	85.5	2 6/6
B. Hidalgo n 8	67.6	1.8 6/3

CF Montreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Thomas Gillier n 4	95	3.3 4/3
J. Sirois n 8	90	3.2 7/5
Thomas Gillier n 5	90	2.8 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chicago Fire		CF Montreal
44%	Possession	56%
3.05	Expected goals (xG)	0.10
17	Shots	4
11	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	0
3	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	1
9	Corners	3
0	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
2	Saves	7
326	Passes	428
73%	Pass accuracy	78%

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Leonardo Barroso	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Elliott	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Mbokazi	90	0	3	2	0	1	0	6.9
A. Saletros	90	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
M. Haile-Selassie	90	0	2	1	3	0	0	6.6
H. Cuypers	90	1	4	4	3	1	0	8.9
M. Pineda	89	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.2
P. Zinckernagel	89	0	1	1	2	2	Y	6.6
Jonathan Bamba	57	1	1	1	0	3	0	7.6
J. Dean	56	0	0	0	0	1	R	6
J. Waterman sub	33	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. D'Avilla sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Lod sub	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.5

CF Montreal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Thomas Gillier	90	0	0	0	0	Y	8
Efraín Morales	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Victor Loturi	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
H. Synchuk	90	1	1	1	4	0	6.9
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
Prince Owusu	90	0	0	0	0	0	6
Matthew Longstaff	78	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Iván Jaime	72	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
Aleksandr Guboglo	63	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Brayan Vera	63	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
Jalen Neal	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Brandan Craig sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Dawid Bugaj sub	27	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Noah Streit sub	27	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Daniel Rios sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Wikelman Carmona sub	12	1	1	0	1	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Chicago Fire v CF Montreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Chicago FireDWDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

CF MontrealLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Chicago Fire 3 · 2 draws · CF Montreal 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-07-19 CF Montreal 0–2 Chicago Fire
2025-03-30 Chicago Fire 1–1 CF Montreal
2024-09-21 CF Montreal 2–0 Chicago Fire
2024-03-16 Chicago Fire 4–3 CF Montreal
2023-09-16 CF Montreal 0–0 Chicago Fire
2023-07-13 Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal

League standing · 2026

Chicago Fire#4 pos48 pts30 pl+8 GD

CF Montreal#15 pos25 pts30 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Chicago Fire scored1.73

CF Montreal scored1.2

Chicago Fire conceded1.47

CF Montreal conceded2

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Chicago Fire and CF Montreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Chicago Fire won 3, CF Montreal won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Chicago Fire and CF Montreal?: Recent form — Chicago Fire 1W 2D 2L; CF Montreal 1W 1D 3L.

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