Hugo Cuypers Chases 13th Goal as Chicago Fire – Montréal Starts Saturday
Hugo Cuypers has 12 goals in nine matches, and Chicago Fire – Montréal at Saputo Stadium on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET puts that run back in front of a team still chasing the top three. Chicago enters fourth and can move up with a win, while Montréal can climb into ninth with three points depending on other results.
Cuypers Drives Chicago
Cuypers has six goals in his last five matches and could extend his scoring streak to four straight games if he scores again. Chicago is favored at +130 on the MLS odds, a position shaped by its +8 goal differential and 23 goals, which tie it for the third-highest total in the division.
The Fire also arrive off a 3-1 road win over DC United, their most recent result. That followed two straight home losses in May, when they allowed three goals in both defeats, and a Round of 16 exit from the US Open Cup on April 25.
Montréal At Saputo Stadium
Montréal has handled its own recent stretch better at home, beating Orlando City 2-0 on May 9 for its third shutout win of the season before drawing the Timbers 2-2 on Wednesday. The club has scored in seven straight games in all competitions after opening with three scoreless outings in its first six matches.
Prince Owusu has not reached his seventh goal of the season, while Daniel Rios has two goals in his last two games. Montréal comes in at +175 on the MLS odds, with a goal differential of -7 and 25 goals allowed, and the numbers point to a game that could again tilt on one finish.
Fire And Montréal History
The recent series gives Chicago a clear edge after wins in the last two meetings, including the most recent match on February 28. Since 2014, Montréal has won 13 games in the series and the Fire have won 11, but eight of the last 11 matchups saw at least one side fail to score, and one scoreless draw came in 2023.
That pattern matches the market, where under 3.5 goals is priced at -205 and a draw sits at +270. Chris Mueller has played in three games so far for Chicago, and Philip Zinckernagel has four goals, but Cuypers still drives the Fire’s best scoring path heading into a matchup that could shift both clubs’ place in the Eastern Conference table.
