Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal

30 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Elijio Arreguin

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Philip Zinckernagel 40’
  • Dante Sealy 50’

Match summary

Chicago Fire and CF Montreal drew 1-1. Chicago Fire led 1-0 at half-time.

Philip Zinckernagel put Chicago Fire ahead in the 40th minute and Dante Sealy equalised in the 50th minute.

CF Montreal had the better of the chances, with 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Chicago Fire's 0.81 from 6.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
6 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 7
2 Corners 8
384 Passes 501
79.9% Pass accuracy 84.6%
10 Tackles 18
19 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Chicago Fire CF Montreal
Kick-off
19’
Dante SealyShot on target
23’
Victor Loturi
23’
Prince OwusuShot on target
Mauricio PinedaShot on target
28’
28’
Victor LoturiShot on target
Philip ZinckernagelLeft foot shot1-0 (Chicago Fire)
40’
Half-time1-0
Andrew Gutman
47’
Second half underway
50’
Dante SealyLeft foot shot1-1 (CF Montreal)
Philip Zinckernagel
53’
Rominigue KouaméSam Williams
57’
59’
Bryce DukeShot on target
68’
Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyYuri Aleksandr Guboglo
Maren Haile-SelassiePhilip Zinckernagel
79’
Tom BarlowHugo Cuypers
79’
81’
Kwadwo OpokuCaden Clark
81’
Fernando ÁlvarezSamuel Piette
89’
Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyShot on target
89’
Bryce DukeShot on target
90’
Dominik YankovBryce Duke
90’
Ibrahim SunusiPrince Owusu
Omari GlasgowJonathan Bamba
90+1’
Full-time1-1

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.57 40’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), 1-0 40’ 50’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), 1-1 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 1.57 40’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), 1-0 Zinckernagel 40’ 50’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), 1-1 Sealy 50’
Chicago Fire 0.81 xGCF Montreal 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CF Montreal attacking Chicago Fire attacking 
40’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 76’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 50’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 23’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 28’ Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 59’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 28’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 35’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Dominik Yankov (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ George Campbell (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 76’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 50’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 23’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 28’ Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 59’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 28’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 35’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Dominik Yankov (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ George Campbell (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Bryce Duke (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Chicago Fire 4-3-3 Starting XI
Brady
Gutman
Rogers
Elliott
Barroso
Oregel
Pineda
Williams 57’
Bamba 90’
Cuypers 79’
Zinckernagel 79’
CF Montreal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sirois
Petrasso
Campbell
Waterman
Guboglo 68’
Piette 81’
Loturi
Duke 90’
Clark 81’
Sealy
Owusu 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Chris Brady
90′ 6 1 30 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Leonardo Barroso
90′ 1 – – 4 1 28 – – – –
Samuel Rogers
90′ 1 2 – 2 1 40 1 – – –
Jack Elliott
90′ 2 1 – 4 1 59 2 – – –
Andrew Gutman
90′ 3 – – 7 2 36 2 – 1 –
Midfielders7 players
Sergio Oregel
90′ – – 37 – 0.01 – – 5 2 2 –
Mauricio Pineda
90′ – – 49 1 0.03 2 1 6 2 3 –
Sam Williams Taken off
57′ – – 25 1 0.01 – 1 – – – –
Philip Zinckernagel Taken off
79′ 1 – 12 1 0.25 – – – 4 – –
Jonathan Bamba Taken off
89′ – – 29 1 0.01 – – 1 2 1 –
Rominigue Kouamé Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 17 – 0.01 1 – 3 1 2 –
Maren Haile-Selassie Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 4 – 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Hugo Cuypers Taken off
79′ – – 2 – 0.10 0.04 – 3 – 14 –
Tom Barlow Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 0.00 – 2 – 3 –
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

Chicago Fire LDWWW
CF Montreal LLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CF Montreal 2-0 Chicago Fire, 21 Sep 24 Next meeting: CF Montreal 0-2 Chicago Fire, 19 Jul 25  All Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.