Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Soldier Field.
- Chicago Fire FC 11 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 11 games · 24 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 11 24 2 New England Revolution 11 22 3 Internacional CF Miami 12 22 4 Chicago Fire FC 11 17 5 D.C. United SC 12 16 6 FC Cincinnati 12 16 7 New York City FC 12 15 8 Charlotte FC 12 15 9 New York Red Bulls 12 15 10 Toronto FC 12 14 11 Columbus Crew SC 12 12 12 Montreal Impact FC 11 12 13 Atlanta United FC 12 10 14 Orlando City SC 12 10 15 Philadelphia Union 12 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 12 29 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11 26 18 Los Angeles FC 12 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 10 21 20 Minnesota United FC 12 21 21 FC Dallas 12 19 22 Real Salt Lake 11 19 23 Houston Dynamo 11 18 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 12 16 25 Austin FC 12 14 26 Colorado Rapids SC 12 13 27 San Diego FC 12 13 28 Portland Timbers 11 13 29 St. Louis City 11 9 30 Sporting Kansas City 11 5 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 #4 Position #1 17 Points 24 11 Played 11 5 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 1 20 Scored 23 14 Conceded 8 +6 GD +15 1.55 PPG 2.18 45% Win % 64% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history45% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season45% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this seasonChicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Chicago Fire FC0-152/–16-303/131-451/346-602/161-752/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNashville SC0-151/116-302/231-45–/146-601/–61-753/176+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Soldier Field will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC.
- 1' What a strike from Philip Zinckernagel! The score is 1-0.
- 6' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 189 games and scored 284 goals.
- 16' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leonardo Barroso made 253 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' 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.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Chicago Fire FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 46' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dje Davilla, as he is very good at scoring at Soldier Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 61' Warren Madrigal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Muyl on 61 minute.
- 62' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Elliott departs to be replaced by Christopher Cupps.
- 67' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Dje Davilla.
- 78' Ahmed Qasem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 78 minute.
- 80' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 81' Jason Shokalook is replacing Maren Haile-Selassie for the Chicago Fire FC side.
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Woobens Pacius. He replaces Edvard Tagseth on 89 minute.
- 90' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is replaced by Viktor Radojevic.
- With this win, Chicago Fire FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Chicago Fire FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 19
- 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'
- 2
- 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 Top Scorers
Player Goals Hany Mukhtar 10 Sam Surridge 7 Charles Sapong 2 Philip Zinckernagel 2 Jeisson Palacios 1 Daniel Rios 1 Fabian Herbers 1 Ignacio Aliseda 1 Head to Head
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