Major League Soccer: CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between CF Montreal and Chicago Fire FC who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Chicago Fire FC go up against CF Montreal this coming Saturday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Saputo Stadium.

The CF Montreal enter the game ranked 11 in the Eastern Conference, while the Chicago Fire FC are 4 in the Eastern Conference.

Team form: CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire FC

CF Montreal Form

CF Montreal are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Red Bull New York by 4-1, before beating New York City FC by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Atlanta United, who ran out 3-1 winners. CF Montreal won three of their previous six matches at Saputo Stadium in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

Chicago Fire FC Form

Chicago Fire FC have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 5-0 win against Sporting Kansas City. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-3 against FC Cincinnati, before suffering another loss in a 1-3 match against Red Bull New York. Chicago Fire FC claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to 12.

Betting stats and facts for CF Montreal and Chicago Fire FC

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between CF Montreal and Chicago Fire FC. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire FC

It has been an excellent season for Hugo Cuypers who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target seven times in his last six outings. Chicago Fire FC are looking to him against CF Montreal, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Popular betting markets: CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire FC

Full-time result

CF Montreal claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Chicago Fire FC won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Chicago Fire FC were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.

Both teams to score

CF Montreal scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Chicago Fire FC scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. CF Montreal managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Chicago Fire FC performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of CF Montreal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chicago Fire FC, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Chicago Fire FC’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.