Thursday , 2 July 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 9 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field 22,348 HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabian Herbers 34' 1–0
Y 37' Randall Leal
Kei Kamara 81' Y
Y 86' Daniel Lovitz

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Assistant 1 Jason White
  • Assistant 2 Adam Wienckowski

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
2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 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
09 Jul Nashville SC H 1–0 W
01 Jul Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
25 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W
22 Jun Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
11 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 1–2 L
03 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
02 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
24 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
21 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Jun St. Louis City H 3–1 W
10 Jun Toronto FC A 1–1 D

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' In just a few seconds Soldier Field will turn into a battlefield for Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC.
  • 5' Germany international Fabian Herbers has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Sean Davis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 20' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 211 games and scored 305 goals.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Fabian Herbers makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Randall Leal on 37 minutes earns him a card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Sean Davis exits the field as Hany Mukhtar enters on 46.
  • 51' Daniel Lovitz, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Jack Maher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Miguel Navarro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' Xherdan Shaqiri has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 76' Maren Haile-Selassie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Daniel Lovitz on 86 minutes earns him a card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC ring the changes. Xherdan Shaqiri has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Aceves to step up.
  • 1-0 the final result. Nashville SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2023-07-01 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-06-11 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-06-03 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Nashville SC Form

2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-02 Nashville SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2023-06-21 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2023-06-18 Nashville SC 3–1 St. Louis City W 2023-06-10 Toronto FC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC36% Draw29% Nashville SC35%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Nashville SC
64%
Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC21% Draw52% Nashville SC27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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