Major League Soccer · 2026Soldier Field

Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montréal · Major League Soccer

3–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Chicago Fire won 3–0.

Shots
174
Shots on target
112
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3–0. Recorded in this match (Chicago Fire – CF Montreal): shots 17–4, shots on target 11–2, possession 44%–56%, corners 9–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots4 shotsChicago Fire 17 shots, CF Montréal 4 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots2 shotsChicago Fire 11 shots, CF Montréal 2 shots
  • Possession44%56%Chicago Fire 44%, CF Montréal 56%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersChicago Fire 9 corners, CF Montréal 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls13 foulsChicago Fire 12 fouls, CF Montréal 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsChicago Fire 1 card, CF Montréal 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Chicago Fire
2Draws
1CF Montréal
CF Montréal — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer0–2
Chicago Fire — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer1–1
CF Montréal — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer2–0
Chicago Fire — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer4–3
CF Montréal — Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
6.75 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.67 days

Chicago Fire / CF Montréal

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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