Montreal Impact vs Chicago Fire Predictions

Montreal Impact will be looking to continue their fine start to the season which has seen the Canadians pick up fourteen points from nine matches. Chicago Fire have played fewer games than their hosts and have nine points on the board heading into Sunday’s match. However, the form of both teams is identical over the last six matches, with each picking up two wins, two draws, and suffering two defeats.

Montreal Impact left it late to seal all three points away at New England in midweek, but did it in style, scoring three goals in the last eleven minutes. The game looked to be heading for a draw, and on the balance of play that would have been a fair result, but Shome put the visitors in front in the seventy-ninth minute and Jackson-Hamel scored a brace late on to secure a flattering 3-0 victory. Chicago Fire conceded an early goal away at New York City and it proved their undoing as the hosts claimed a 1-0 win, despite the visitors seeing more of the ball and creating just as many goal scoring opportunities. New York City had the chance to confirm all three points in stoppage time when they were awarded a penalty, but Ousted saved Moralez’s effort.

The recent head to head record between these two clubs and their performances in the MLS over the last few weeks, suggests that we can expect a tight and tense ninety minutes on Sunday where under 2.5 goals are likely to be scored and Montreal Impact are the favourites to win. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in two of the last three meetings between these two clubs, and Montreal Impact have won three of their last five matches against Chicago Fire, including a friendly in 2018. Three of Montreal Impact’s and three of Chicago Fire’s last five matches have also produced under 2.5 goals, and the hosts have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches, while their guests haven’t kept any clean sheets in their last four attempts. All of the above tells us that a Montreal win is likely and that the best bet for a correct has to be 1-0.

Piatti and Taïder top score for the hosts with three MLS goals each so far this season, while Sapong has netted four for Chicago Fire and is closely followed by strike partner Nikolić on three. We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be scored in Sunday’s game and have backed a final scoreline of 1-0 to Montreal Impact. The hosts have performed better than their guests so far this season and head into the game with an excellent defensive record, which has seen the Canadians concede just three goals in their last five matches.