Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
2
7
Chicago Fire FC 11 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
#5 Position #1
42 Points 60
26 Played 27
12 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 3
46 Scored 55
38 Conceded 21
+8 GD +34
1.62 PPG 2.22
46% Win % 67%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Soldier Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their trying to find a way past Nashville SC's compact .
  • 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 Daniel Lovitz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Dax McCarty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 283 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Mauricio Pineda on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alvaro Medran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 56' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Daniel Rios on, Jhonder Cadiz off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Jhon Espinoza departs to be replaced by Fabian Herbers.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mauricio Pineda made 283 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Nashville SC ring the changes. Alex Muyl has done his job and it is now time for Luke Haakenson to step up.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Eric Miller comes on to replace Alistair Johnston.
  • It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC share the spoils 0-0.

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 11
Sam Surridge 8
Charles Sapong 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Brian Anunga 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Alex Muyl 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 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
0.87 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC22% Draw27% Nashville SC51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Nashville SC
78%
Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC14% Draw45% Nashville SC41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
11.7%
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 4
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 24% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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