Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#4 Position #1
29 Points 40
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
32 Scored 35
23 Conceded 14
+9 GD +21
1.71 PPG 2.22
53% Win % 67%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Soldier Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Daniel Lovitz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The 27-year-old Miguel Navarro has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Chicago Fire FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Nashville SC's compact 4-3-1-2.
  • 34' The Germany Fabian Herbers breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-0!
  • 37' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 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' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Sean Davis is withdrawn and Hany Mukhtar gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Canada international Lukas MacNaughton has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' A quiet spell here at Soldier Field. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Dax McCarty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 81' Kei Kamara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Daniel Aceves.
  • Nashville SC will have plenty to reflect on. Chicago Fire FC were simply the better side today.

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
Jeisson Palacios 1
Daniel Rios 1
Fabian Herbers 1
Ignacio Aliseda 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
2 / 4
1.01 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC35% Draw29% Nashville SC36%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC20% Draw51% Nashville SC29%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.1%

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% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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