Match Info

MLS

Date: 28 February 2026, Saturday

Location: Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)

Referee: Arreguin E. (Usa)

Where to Watch on TV:


Canada	RDS App, RDS, TSN 4
Usa	MLS Season Pass
World	Apple TV International


	Chicago Fire		CF Montréal

	1	X	2
	1.49	4.33	5.5	Watch
	1.57	4.4	4.8
	1.55	4.3	5.9	Watch
	1.56	4.53	5.77
	1.55	4.51	5.42	Watch
	1.57	4	5
	1.58	4.48	5.68	Watch
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.55 (1.55)	4.36 ↓ (4.71)	5.44 ↑ (5.01)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 3.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Chicago Fire
60.9%

Draw
21.7%

CF Montréal
17.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

61%

20.1%

18.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Chicago Fire has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

CF Montréal has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
80%	20%	0%

Chicago Fire - CF Montréal Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Chicago will win (votes: 4 - 80%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Chicago (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Brady C. (G) 2. Barroso L. 3. Elliott J. 4. Mbokazi M. 24. Dean J. 6. Saletros A. 22. Pineda M. 11. Zinckernagel P. 7. Haile-Selassie M. 9. Cuypers H. 19. Bamba J.	31. Gillier T. (G) 39. Guboglo A. 24. Morales E. 2. Neal J. 4. Vera B. 8. Longstaff M. 22. Loturi V. 18. Synchuk G. 10. Ivan Jaime 17. Thorhallsson D. 9. Owusu P.
Substitutes
44. Cohen J. (G) 38. Cupps C. 42. D'Avilla D. 12. Dithejane P. 17. Lod R. 8. Mueller C. 35. Oregel S. 29. Poreba D. 16. Waterman J.	1. Breza S. (G) 27. Bugaj D. 16. Carmona W. 5. Craig B. 29. Escobar O. 13. Petrasso L. 6. Piette S. 14. Rios D. 23. Streit N.
Coaches
Berhalter G.	Donadel M.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
27', 1 - 0, Bamba J. ⚽,
30', Vera B. 🟨,
44', Zinckernagel P. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', Neal J. ↓, Craig B. ↑,
53', Ivan Jaime 🟨,
56', Dean J. 🟥,
57', Bamba J. ↓, Waterman J. ↑,
64', Guboglo A. ↓, Bugaj D. ↑,
64', Vera B. ↓, Streit N. ↑,
72', Ivan Jaime ↓, Rios D. ↑,
78', Longstaff M. ↓, Carmona W. ↑,
89', Pineda M. ↓, D'Avilla D. ↑,
90+2', Gillier T. 🟨,
90+3', 2 - 0, Cuypers H. (Penalty Awarded),
90+6', Zinckernagel P. ↓, Lod R. ↑,
90+9', 3 - 0, Lod R. ⚽,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 2.

Montreal may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Chicago is seen as the favorite.

There will not play in Chicago: Franco A. (Knee Injury) Gutman A. (Inactive) Radojevic V. (Lower-Body Injury)

There will not play in Montreal: Aviles T. (Red Card)

There are questionable in Chicago: Bamba J. (Lower-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 7 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 26:28. (average 1.3:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Chicago won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 15:13. (average 1.7:1.4).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Chicago Fire
MLS
21.02.26	Houston Dynamo - Chicago Fire	2:1 ✺
Club Friendly
14.02.26	Chicago Fire - Portland Timbers	3:4 ✺
08.02.26	Los Angeles Galaxy - Chicago Fire	2:3 ✺
MLS
01.11.25	Chicago Fire - Philadelphia Union	0:3 ✺
26.10.25	Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire	3:2 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.7 LLWLL
- CF Montréal
MLS
21.02.26	San Diego - CF Montréal	5:0 ✺
Club Friendly
23.01.26	Slovan Liberec - CF Montréal	3:2 ✺
MLS
18.10.25	Cincinnati - CF Montréal	3:0 ✺
04.10.25	CF Montréal - Nashville SC	1:1 ✺
27.09.25	Charlotte - CF Montréal	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.6 LLLTW

Latest Head to Head

MLS
19.07.25	CF Montréal - Chicago Fire	0:2
29.03.25	Chicago Fire - CF Montréal	1:1
21.09.24	CF Montréal - Chicago Fire	2:0
16.03.24	Chicago Fire - CF Montréal	4:3
16.09.23	CF Montréal - Chicago Fire	0:0
12.07.23	Chicago Fire - CF Montréal	3:0
13.09.22	CF Montréal - Chicago Fire	3:2

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