Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Nashville SC

5 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sun 18 Jul 2021 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

R 14' Johan Kappelhof

R 15' Johan Kappelhof

Y 27' Mauricio Pineda

Y 28' Mauricio Pineda

Y 49' Miguel Navarro

Overview

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Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	5–1	W
09 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	2–2	D
04 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
27 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jun	Toronto FC	H	3–2	W
19 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Nashville SC	A	1–5	L
08 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	3–1	W
04 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W
27 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	3–3	D
24 Jun	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
19 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Chicago Fire FC get us underway at Nissan Stadium.
5' Mauricio Pineda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
10' The Germany Hany Mukhtar breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
11' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar fires home to make it 2-0!
13' Against the run of play, Hany Mukhtar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' Poor challenge from Johan Kappelhof. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
15' Chicago Fire FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 15.
16' Brilliant from the ! Hany Mukhtar makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 16.
21' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
27' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Mauricio Pineda gets a Yellow card.
28' A moment of madness from Mauricio Pineda on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chicago Fire FC will be frustrated.
33' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' GOAL! Charles Sapong fires home to make it 5-0!
40' GOAL! Charles Sapong fires home to make it 6-0!
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is hanging Robert Beric on the field on 46 minute.
47' A stunning finish from Ignacio Aliseda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' Miguel Navarro was booked on 49.
54' A quiet spell here at Nissan Stadium. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' The deadlock is broken! Brian Anunga gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
65' Another change for Nashville SC made on 65 minute. Dax McCarty leaves to be changed by Matt LaGrassa.
67' The crowd applauds Charles Sapong as he leaves the pitch. Jhonder Cadiz steps in for Nashville SC.
72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
74' Nashville SC ring the changes. Randall Leal has done his job and it is now time for Luke Haakenson to step up.
79' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Miguel Navarro exits the field as Jonathan Bornstein enters on 79.
82' Jhon Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ignacio Aliseda on 82 minute.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Alex Muyl ↑ 65'
99
Jhonder Cadiz ↑ 67'
35
Bryan Meredith
15
Eric Miller
7
Abu Danladi ↑ 74'
23
Taylor Washington
22
Matt LaGrassa ↑ 65'
14
Daniel Rios
26
Luke Haakenson ↑ 74'

Coach Gary Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Robert Beric ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 46'
10
Alvaro Medran ↓ Luka Stojanovic 79'
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Gaston Claudio Gimenez 46'
4
Johan Kappelhof
1
Bobby Shuttleworth
20
Wyatt Omsberg
7
Ignacio Aliseda ↓ Jhon Espinoza 82'
2
Boris Sekulic
6
Miguel Navarro ↓ Jonathan Bornstein 79'
22
Mauricio Pineda
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hany Mukhtar	10
Sam Surridge	7
Charles Sapong	2
Philip Zinckernagel	2
Alex Muyl	1
Jacob Shaffelburg	1
Hugo Cuypers	1
Boris Sekulic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.6 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Nashville SC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC67% Draw19% Chicago Fire FC14%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

86%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

33%

Nashville SC or Chicago Fire FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC53% Draw36% Chicago Fire FC11%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.3%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

4 – 0

5.4%

4 – 1

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	21%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	21%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Clean Sheet