Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
- Assistant 2 Kevin Lock (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Nashville SC H 1–0 W 21 Mar Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W 15 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W 22 Feb Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L 21 Mar Orlando City SC H 5–0 W 14 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W 08 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W 01 Mar FC Dallas A 0–0 D 22 Feb New England Revolution H 4–1 W Season Stats
Chicago Fire FC Nashville SC #3 Position #1 26 Points 33 14 Played 14 8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1 27 Scored 31 16 Conceded 11 +11 GD +20 1.86 PPG 2.36 57% Win % 71% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC has kicked off!
- 1' Goal! Philip Zinckernagel scores his 52 goal in 61 matches.
- 6' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
- 11' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Leonardo Barroso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Bamba made 466 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 21' Patrick Yazbek has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hany Mukhtar, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Dje Davilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reed Baker-Whiting suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' The whistle greets Alex Muyl as he departs to be replaced by Warren Madrigal.
- 62' Christopher Cupps is replacing Jack Elliott for the Chicago Fire FC side.
- 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 72' That looks like a foul for a card for Anton Saletros.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 78' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 78.
- 78' Ahmed Qasem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 78 minute.
- 80' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Edvard Tagseth gets a card.
- 81' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Shokalook is hanging Maren Haile-Selassie on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 89' Woobens Pacius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edvard Tagseth on 89 minute.
- 90' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Viktor Radojevic.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nashville SC.
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Lineups
Chicago Fire FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 17
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 15
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 42
- 4
Bench
- 44
- 22
- 35
- 24
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38
Christopher Cupps ↑ 62'
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20
Jason Shokalook ↑ 81'
- 12
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14
Viktor Radojevic ↑ 90'
Nashville SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 9
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19
Alex Muyl ↓ Warren Madrigal 61'
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- 31
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7
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Ahmed Qasem 78'
- 10
- 3
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20
Edvard Tagseth ↓ Woobens Pacius 89'
- 99
- 4
- 16
Bench
- 6
- 1
- 22
- 5
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8
Patrick Yazbek ↑ 61'
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27
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 78'
- 22
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17
Woobens Pacius ↑ 89'
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41
Warren Madrigal ↑ 61'
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37
Ahmed Qasem ↑ 78'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hany Mukhtar 10 Sam Surridge 7 Charles Sapong 2 Philip Zinckernagel 2 Boris Sekulic 1 Jeisson Palacios 1 Daniel Rios 1 Fabian Herbers 1 Head to Head
Chicago Fire FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.96 Chicago Fire FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 Nashville SC xGI would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Chicago Fire FC or Draw 59%Draw or Nashville SC 71%Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Chicago Fire FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 1 12.2%0 – 0 11.6%0 – 2 9%1 – 2 8.6%1 – 0 Actual2 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 3 4.2%2 – 0 4.1%1 – 3 4.1%2 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC
Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Nashville SC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 23% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✗Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.