CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire Prediction: The Visitors will struggle

CF Montreal and Chicago Fire battle each other again in the Saputo Stadium. CF Montreal had to hold onto their 2 goal lead after picking up a red card late in the first half of the game. Ismael Kone gave CF Montreal the lead in the 19th minute and Romell Quioto extended the lead 5 minutes later. Despite being reduced to 10 men after Ismael Kone’s red card, CF Montreal stood their ground to earn a 2-0 win over Chicago Fire. CF Montreal are 2nd in the Eastern Conference table with 53 points and Chicago Fire are 12th with 35 points.

CF Montreal

MLS H/A Form: DWLWW

MLS Home Form: DLWDD

CF Montreal are in good form as they head into this match. They have 3 wins in their last 5 and their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw against Columbus Crew. After playing out a 0-0 draw in the first half, Columbus Crew started stronger in the second half as they snatched two quick goals in the 66th and 68th minute. Columbus Crew were reduced to 10 men after Luiz Diaz picked up a red card after a VAR check penalized him for violent conduct. CF Montreal snatched a draw after scoring two quick goals in the 89th and 94th minute.

CF Montreal are without a clean sheet in 3 games and they have seen more than 2.5 goals in 6/8 games. In 8/10 games, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Chicago Fire

MLS H/A Form: WDDLL

MLS Away Form: DDLWW

Chicago have been in poor form recently. They caught a win last time out against Inter Miami CF after going 5 games without a win. So they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in 5 games in the MLS. Against Inter Miami, they opened the scoring late in the first half to earn a first half win. Xherdan Shaqiri extended the lead in the 64th minute before Gonzalo Higuain pulled one back for the visitors in the 77th minute. But that did not stop the hosts, as they went ahead to open the lead in the 87th minute to secure the much needed 3 points.

Chicago Fire have no losses in 3 games and in 4/5 matches, less than 2.5 goals have been scored. In ⅘ games, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Head to Head

CF Montreal and Chicago Fire have played 20 matches between them. CF Montreal have 11 wins, Chicago Fire have 5 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

CF Montreal have won their last 3 matches against Chicago Fire and they have no losses in their last 4 matches against Chicago Fire. CF Montreal have not conceded a goal in their last 3 games against Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire are without a clean sheet in their last 7 games against CF Montreal. In 5/7 matches between them, CF Montreal have opened scoring and in 7/8 games, less than 4.5 cards have been seen.

Injuries and Suspensions

• CF Montreal: Lassi Lappalainen (injury), Ahmed Hamdi (injury), Tomas Giraldo (injury)
• Chicago Fire: Gastón Giménez (injury), Wyatt Omsberg (injury)

Expert Betting Tips

The Home side are better on form at the moment. I don’t see Chicago Fire doing a followup on their latest win away from home. So I expect them to struggle to contain the hosts for major parts of the game.

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Home win second half at 2.05 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1:0 at 8 Odds