Sunday , 16 August 2026

Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Chicago Fire FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 00:30 UTC Soldier Field 15,932 HT 45' · FT 45'
Philip Zinckernagel 1' 1–0
Anton Saletros 72' Y
Dje Davilla 78' Y
Y 80' Edvard Tagseth

Overview

Match Preview

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

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/game

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
2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2025-06-15 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2025-04-27 Nashville SC 7–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-10-19 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC is underway.
  • 1' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 6' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' Chicago Fire FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' Chicago Fire FC 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.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' Jeisson Palacios has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Nashville SC make a change. Alex Muyl trudges off to be replaced by Warren Madrigal on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Chicago Fire FC make a change. Jack Elliott trudges off to be replaced by Christopher Cupps on 62 minutes.
  • 67' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Maxwell Woledzi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anton Saletros on 72.
  • 77' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dje Davilla.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Ahmed Qasem. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 78 minute.
  • 80' Edvard Tagseth catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is replaced by Jason Shokalook.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Woobens Pacius on, Edvard Tagseth off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viktor Radojevic is hanging Philip Zinckernagel on the field on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Nashville SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 10
Sam Surridge 7
Charles Sapong 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Hugo Cuypers 1
Boris Sekulic 1
Jeisson Palacios 1
Daniel Rios 1

Head to Head

2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC 2025-06-15 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Nashville SC 2025-04-27 Nashville SC 7–2 Chicago Fire FC 2024-10-19 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC 2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-02-28 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Nashville SC Form

2026-04-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-03-08 Nashville SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-01 FC Dallas 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-02-22 Nashville SC 4–1 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC29% Draw29% Nashville SC42%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Nashville SC
71%
Chicago Fire FC or Nashville SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC18% Draw49% Nashville SC33%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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