Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal Prediction: The Bookmakers have overrated Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire hosts CF Montreal in the 4th round of the MLS. The game will be played at the Soldier Field. 

CF Montreal is ranked 2nd on the Eastern Conference table with 7 points, while Chicago Fire is ranked 12th with 1 point in the Eastern Conference table.

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire are yet to win a single game since the start of the new season. Their opening 3 games ended in a draw against Philadelphia Union and 2 defeats against FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew.

Their most recent game against Columbus Crew ended in a 2-1 defeat away from home. Fabian Herbers gave Chicago Fire the equalizer in the 72nd minute after they went behind 4 minutes earlier. And the game looked to be heading to a full time draw until the 100th minute when Chicago Fire conceded for the second time.

According to the stats of the game, Chicago Fire had 41% possession, 3 shots on target and 5 corner kicks in that game. They also created 2 big chances during the game.

Chicago Fire coach Frank Klopas is expected to make a switch from the 4-2-3-1 formation he used against Columbus Crew. So far, he has not been able to implement a working system for the team and that is a huge worry for him and his coaching crew.

CF Montreal

CF Montreal will hope to get another 3 points in this coming game especially when Chicago Fire are struggling to win. They have had a better start to the season with 2 wins and 1 draw. They played a goalless draw against Orlando City SC, before beating both FC Dallas and Inter Miami in their last 2 games.

CF Montreal really proved their worth in the Inter Miami game last week. It's no secret that Inter Miami boasts of the most decorated team in the MLS and to beat them 3-2 was indeed a great feat for CF Montreal. Fernando Alvarez, Matias Coccaro and Ibrahim Sunusi were all on the score sheet in the game. 

The CF Montreal manager Laurent Courtois was impressed by the team's performance against Inter Miami and he will demand the same level of effort. He's expect to retain the 3-4-2-1 formation in the coming game against Chicago Fire.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, the last 20 meetings between Chicago Fire and CF Montreal ended with 11 wins for CF Montreal and 6 wins for Chicago Fire. While 3 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Chicago Fire are expected to get a win at one point but that will depend on the team's setup and their performance. It's a huge doubt that they will be able to beat CF Montreal and a draw seems like a more reasonable result for Chicago Fire at this point.

• CF Montreal to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.85 Odds
• CF Montreal to Score Over 1 Goal at 1.84 Odds
• CF Montreal to Win 2-1 at 13.00 Odds