CF Montreal v Chicago Fireplace: Klopas aiming for enhancements away from house
CF Montreal v Chicago Fireplace: Klopas aiming for enhancements away from house


Chicago Fireplace head coach Frank Klopas was left to rue missed alternatives of their 1-0 defeat to Nashville SC of their final MLS encounter.

The Fireplace journey to face an in-form CF Montreal aspect on the Stade Saputo this weekend, a floor they’ve discovered relative success at over the previous couple of seasons.

Klopas’ aspect at the moment occupy 14th place within the Japanese Convention standings however are 4 factors from the playoffs.

Sam Surridge’s solely aim compounded Chicago to a fifteenth lack of the season, and Klopas defined how his aspect’s lacklustre strategy value them in midweek.

“They scored the aim, however we nonetheless had a complete second half the place we dominated the ball, however the velocity of play needed to be higher,” stated Klopas.

“When you may have 10 guys behind the ball it’s important to transfer the ball faster. They wanted to do it in these moments, and we would have liked to get crosses in however we didn’t.

“It’s all the time tough on the street however look who the primary aim got here. I feel we may have completed higher all spherical as a staff. We had our moments however didn’t reap the benefits of them.”

Montreal, in the meantime, got here from two objectives right down to salvage some extent of their 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution final day trip, leaving them a spot forward of this weekend’s opponents.

One among Montreal’s scorers was new arrival Tom Pearce after making the transfer to the MLS in July from League One aspect Wigan Athletic.

The 26-year-old’s first profession aim within the division noticed him turn out to be the primary participant from the UK to attain a daily season aim in MLS for Montreal.

And Pearce believes that regardless of Montreal being two factors behind the playoffs, they’ll make it to the appropriate aspect of the road within the ultimate 5 video games of the marketing campaign.

“Playoffs are the aim. Possibly it wasn’t in the perfect kind, however in the long run, we’re choosing up some extent,” Pearce stated.

“We got here into this recreation assured, able to play our personal recreation.

“Everybody tries their finest, each time the gamers are referred to as on, we’re all the time prepared, and we’re all the time giving it our greatest.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

CF Montreal – Josef Martinez

After getting back from a knee harm with three objectives in his final 10 appearances, Martinez will likely be eager to strike in opposition to a aspect he has loved current fixtures in opposition to.

The Venezuelan has eight aim contributions (six objectives and two assists) in opposition to the Fireplace, a complete he has solely bettered in opposition to 4 different sides within the MLS.

Chicago Fireplace – Tobias Salquist

Salquist accomplished 104 passes within the Fireplace’s defeat at Nashville SC, the second-most by a Fireplace participant in an MLS match since Opta started detailed information assortment of the league in 2010 (Bastian Schweinsteiger – 117 vs. Orlando Metropolis in June 2017).

MATCH PREDICTION: CF MONTREAL WIN

Montreal has misplaced solely two of their final 11 house matches in all competitions (W5 D4), together with successful three of the final 5. Montreal haven’t received consecutive house matches in a single season since an eight-match house successful streak from April to June final yr.

Chicago was held scoreless of their loss to Nashville, the Fireplace’s ninth time being shutout in an MLS recreation this season. The one staff to be held with no aim in additional MLS matches in 2024 is the Coyotes (10).

Nonetheless, the Fireplace have misplaced solely two of their 14 all-time visits to Montreal (W9 D3), together with successful 4 of the final 5 journeys. Chicago haven’t misplaced in Montreal since a 1-0 defeat in 2017.

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

CF Montreal – 45.9%

Draw – 26.7%

Chicago Fireplace – 27.4%





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