Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Chicago Fire FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 17:00 UTC Soldier Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Mauricio Pineda 50' Y
Y 56' Brian Anunga

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Soldier Field.

Standings

# 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

2
2
6
Chicago Fire FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Nashville SC H 0–0 D
23 Sep New England Revolution H 2–3 L
19 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
15 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–3 L
12 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
28 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
22 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 5–1 W
18 Sep Toronto FC A 1–2 L
12 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
03 Sep New York City FC H 3–1 W
28 Aug Atlanta United FC A 2–0 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 history
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chicago Fire FC is hosting Nashville SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' 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 Dax McCarty suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Ignacio Aliseda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Chicago Fire FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' Brian Anunga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Jhonder Cadiz is withdrawn and Daniel Rios gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Jhon Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Fabian Herbers to step up.
  • 68' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Federico Navarro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Alex Muyl makes way for Luke Haakenson at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Navarro made 275 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Alistair Johnston by Eric Miller on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Chicago Fire FC 0-0 Nashville SC.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 10
Sam Surridge 7
Charles Sapong 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Daniel Rios 1
Fabian Herbers 1
Ignacio Aliseda 1
Brian Anunga 1

Head to Head

2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-08-28 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Nashville SC Form

2021-09-26 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-22 Internacional CF Miami 1–5 Nashville SC W 2021-09-18 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2021-09-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC24% Draw28% Nashville SC48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Nashville SC
76%
Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC16% Draw47% Nashville SC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
10.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.