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Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal – Lineups & Match Details

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3-0. Goals: J. Bamba (27'), H. Cuypers (90' pen.), R. Lod (90'). Chicago Fire had 44% possession against CF Montreal's 56%. Shots on target: 11-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 2

Saturday, 28 February 2026

Chicago FireChicago Fire

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

CF MontrealCF Montreal

Referee: E. Arreguin

Lineups

Chicago FireChicago Fire4-3-3
C. Brady1C. BradyG
L. Barroso2L. BarrosoD
J. Elliott3J. ElliottD
M. Mbokazi4M. MbokaziD
J. Dean24J. DeanD
A. Saletros6A. SaletrosM
M. Pineda22M. PinedaM
P. Zinckernagel11P. ZinckernagelM
M. Haile-Selassie7M. Haile-SelassieF
H. Cuypers9H. CuypersF
J. Bamba19J. BambaF

Substitutes

16J. WatermanD
35S. OregelM
8C. MuellerF
17R. LodM
29D. PorebaM
44J. CohenG
38C. CuppsD
42D. D'AvillaM
12P. DithejaneD
CF MontrealCF Montreal4-2-3-1
T. Gillier31T. GillierG
A. Guboglo39A. GubogloD
J. Neal2J. NealD
E. Morales24E. MoralesD
B. Vera4B. VeraD
M. Longstaff8M. LongstaffM
V. Loturi22V. LoturiM
G. Synchuk18G. SynchukM
Ivan Jaime10Ivan JaimeM
D. Thorhallsson17D. ThorhallssonM
P. Owusu9P. OwusuF

Substitutes

1S. BrezaG
6S. PietteM
14D. RiosF
16W. CarmonaM
5B. CraigD
13L. PetrassoD
29O. EscobarF
27D. BugajD
23N. Streit

Match Events

27'G

J. Bamba

30'Y

B. Vera

44'Y

P. Zinckernagel

46'S

J. Neal

Substitution 1

53'Y

Iván Jaime

56'R

J. Dean

57'S

J. Bamba

Substitution 1

63'S

Aleksandr Guboglo

Substitution 2

63'S

B. Vera

Substitution 3

72'S

Iván Jaime

Substitution 4

78'S

M. Longstaff

Substitution 5

89'S

M. Pineda

Substitution 2

90'+2Y

T. Gillier

90'+6S

P. Zinckernagel

Substitution 3

90'P

H. Cuypers

90'G

R. Lod

Statistics

Chicago Fire
44%56%
CF Montreal
3.05Expected Goals (xG)0.1
17Total Shots4
11Shots on Target2
9Corners3
12Fouls13
0Offsides2
73Pass Accuracy (%)78
1Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Chicago Fire host CF Montreal on Saturday, 28 February 2026. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Chicago Fire go into the match 4th in the table; CF Montreal sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Jul 2025: Chicago Fire 2-0 CF Montreal; 30 Mar 2025: Chicago Fire 1-1 CF Montreal; 21 Sept 2024: Chicago Fire 0-2 CF Montreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3-0. Chicago Fire scored through J. Bamba 27', H. Cuypers 90' (pen.), R. Lod 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Chicago Fire held 44% of the ball against 56% for CF Montreal. Shots on target finished 11-2. Expected goals read 3.05 for Chicago Fire, 0.10 for CF Montreal.

Verdict

The win nudges Chicago Fire forward and leaves CF Montreal with work to do. Chicago Fire sat 4th and CF Montreal 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.