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Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 2-0. Goals: P. Zinckernagel (14'), H. Cuypers (67'). CF Montreal had 59% possession against Chicago Fire's 41%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 15

Saturday, 16 May 2026

CF MontrealCF Montreal

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Chicago FireChicago Fire

Referee: F. Bazakos

Lineups

CF MontrealCF Montreal
Thomas Gillier31Thomas GillierG
Dawid Bugaj27Dawid BugajD
Jalen Neal2Jalen NealD
Brayan Vera4Brayan VeraD
Luca Petrasso13Luca PetrassoD
Victor Loturi22Victor LoturiM
Samuel Piette6Samuel PietteM
Matthew Longstaff8Matthew LongstaffM
Wikelman Carmona16Wikelman CarmonaF
Prince Owusu9Prince OwusuF
Iván Jaime10Iván JaimeF

Substitutes

5Brandan CraigD
23Noah StreitM
14Daniel RiosF
18Hennadii SynchukM
1Sebastian BrezaG
24Efraín MoralesD
17Dagur Dan ÞórhallssonM
29Olger EscobarF
25Frankie AmayaM
Chicago FireChicago Fire
Chris Brady1Chris BradyG
Jonathan Dean24Jonathan DeanD
Jack Elliott3Jack ElliottD
Mbekezeli Mbokazi4Mbekezeli MbokaziD
Viktor Radojević14Viktor RadojevićD
Mauricio Pineda22Mauricio PinedaM
Joel Waterman16Joel WatermanM
Philip Zinckernagel11Philip ZinckernagelM
Robin Lod17Robin LodM
Maren Haile-Selassie7Maren Haile-SelassieM
Hugo Cuypers9Hugo CuypersF

Substitutes

15Andrew GutmanD
12Puso DithejaneF
8Chris MuellerF
44Josh CohenG
5Samuel RogersD
29David PorebaM
30Jack SandmeyerD
27Dylan BorsoF
20Jason ShokalookF

Match Events

6'Y

V. Radojević

14'G

P. Zinckernagel

36'Y

S. Piette

46'S

S. Piette

Substitution 1

46'S

V. Loturi

Substitution 2

57'Y

M. Mbokazi

61'S

V. Radojević

Substitution 1

62'Y

B. Craig

67'G

H. Cuypers

Assist: P. Zinckernagel

68'S

M. Haile-Selassie

Substitution 2

68'S

P. Zinckernagel

Substitution 3

71'Y

P. Owusu

73'S

W. Carmona

Substitution 3

82'Y

B. Vera

85'S

L. Petrasso

Substitution 4

89'Y

P. Dithejane

Statistics

CF Montreal
59%41%
Chicago Fire
0.89Expected Goals (xG)1.07
15Total Shots11
5Shots on Target4
16Corners3
14Fouls13
5Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)79
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

CF Montreal host Chicago Fire on Saturday, 16 May 2026. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. CF Montreal go into the match 12th in the table; Chicago Fire sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

CF Montreal have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Chicago Fire have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Feb 2026: CF Montreal 0-3 Chicago Fire; 19 Jul 2025: CF Montreal 0-2 Chicago Fire; 30 Mar 2025: CF Montreal 1-1 Chicago Fire. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 2-0. Chicago Fire replied with P. Zinckernagel 14', H. Cuypers 67'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 67 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

CF Montreal held 59% of the ball against 41% for Chicago Fire. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 0.89 for CF Montreal, 1.07 for Chicago Fire.

Verdict

Chicago Fire take the three points; CF Montreal look at a thin night for the home crowd. CF Montreal sat 12th and Chicago Fire 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.