CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire

21 September 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josef Martínez 21’
  • Caden Clark 74’

Match summary

CF Montreal beat Chicago Fire 2-0. CF Montreal led 1-0 at half-time.

Josef Martínez put CF Montreal ahead in the 21st minute and Caden Clark made it 2-0 in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: CF Montreal created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Chicago Fire's 0.75 from 12.

Key events

CF Montreal Chicago Fire
Kick-off
Josef MartínezRight foot shot1-0 (CF Montreal)
21’
George CampbellFoul
40’
Half-time1-0
46’
Maren Haile-SelassieChris Mueller
Second half underway
68’
Fabian HerbersFederico Navarro
69’
Georgios KoutsiasJonathan Dean
Kwadwo OpokuBryce Duke
72’
Joel WatermanGeorge Campbell
72’
Matías CóccaroJosef Martínez
72’
73’
Kellyn AcostaGastón Giménez
Caden ClarkRight foot shot2-0 (CF Montreal)
74’
79’
Justin ReynoldsBrian Gutiérrez
Matías CóccaroShot on target
85’
87’
Tom BarlowShot on target
Tom PearceSamuel Piette
89’
Dominik YankovCaden Clark
89’
90’
Arnaud SouquetShot on target
90+1’
Tobias SalquistShot on target
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.75 21’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), 1-0 21’ 74’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), 2-0 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.75 21’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), 1-0 Martínez 21’ 74’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), 2-0 Clark 74’
CF Montreal 1.24 xGChicago Fire 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chicago Fire attacking CF Montreal attacking 
21’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 74’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 18’ Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Matías Cóccaro (CF Montreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Raheem Edwards (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 74’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 18’ Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Matías Cóccaro (CF Montreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 87’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 34’ Josef Martínez (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Raheem Edwards (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

CF Montreal 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Sirois
Campbell 72’
Corbo
Álvarez
Edwards
Piette 89’
Saliba
Marshall-Rutty
Clark 89’
Duke 72’
Martínez 72’
Chicago Fire 3-4-3 Starting XI
Brady
Souquet
Salquist
Omsberg
Lassiter
Navarro 68’
Giménez 73’
Dean 69’
Gutiérrez 79’
Barlow
Mueller 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jonathan Sirois
90′ 3 0 33 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
George Campbell Taken off
72′ – 1 1 2 – 78 2 – –
Gabriele Corbo
90′ – – 2 – – 63 – – – –
Fernando Álvarez
90′ 1 1 – 2 1 62 1 – – –
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
90′ 2 2 1 4 – 46 1 – – –
Raheem Edwards
90′ 1 3 1 3 2 38 – – – –
Joel Waterman Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – 8 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Samuel Piette Taken off
89′ – – 57 1 0.06 3 1 4 – – –
Nathan-Dylan Saliba
90′ – 1 45 1 0.35 6 – 8 1 1 –
Caden Clark Taken off
89′ 1 – 25 2 0.12 3 – 7 – 3 –
Tom Pearce Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Dominik Yankov Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Bryce Duke Taken off
72′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.07 1 6 3 29 –
Josef Martínez Taken off
72′ 1 – 2 1 0.53 0.10 – – – 11 –
Kwadwo Opoku Came on as a substitute
18′ – 1 1 – 0.04 0.05 1 – – 5 –
Matías Cóccaro Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 1 0.12 0.00 – 4 1 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

CF Montreal LLLWD
Chicago Fire DLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chicago Fire 4-3 CF Montreal, 16 Mar 24 Next meeting: Chicago Fire 1-1 CF Montreal, 30 Mar 25  All CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.