Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
5 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

7
2
2
Nashville SC 11 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #5
60 Points 42
27 Played 26
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
55 Scored 46
21 Conceded 38
+34 GD +8
2.22 PPG 1.62
67% Win % 46%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Chicago Fire FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Goal! Hany Mukhtar scores his 97 goal in 17 matches.
  • 11' Magnificent from Hany Mukhtar! That is 97 goals in 17 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Hany Mukhtar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 14' Johan Kappelhof picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Johan Kappelhof is booked for Chicago Fire FC — Red card on 15.
  • 16' Assisted by Charles Sapong with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hany Mukhtar makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 21' Jack Maher has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Mauricio Pineda was booked on 27.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Pineda. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' 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 David Romney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' GOAL! Charles Sapong fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 40' Charles Sapong with the second goal in the match!
  • 45' Przemyslaw Frankowski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ignacio Aliseda makes it 6-1.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nnamdi Chinonso Offor, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' GOAL! Brian Anunga fires home to make it 7-1!
  • 65' Another change for Nashville SC made on 65 minute. Dax McCarty leaves to be changed by Matt LaGrassa.
  • 67' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Charles Sapong by Jhonder Cadiz on 67 minute.
  • 72' Chicago Fire FC have won 406 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Luke Haakenson. He replaces Randall Leal on 74 minute.
  • 79' Jonathan Bornstein is replacing Miguel Navarro for the Chicago Fire FC side.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Jhon Espinoza on, Ignacio Aliseda off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' 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.
  • Nashville SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 11
Sam Surridge 8
Charles Sapong 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Alex Muyl 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 1
Boris Sekulic 1
Hugo Cuypers 1

Head to Head

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

Nashville SC Form

2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2021-06-27 Nashville SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-06-24 Nashville SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2021-06-19 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.72 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC69% Draw18% Chicago Fire FC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
87%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
31%
Nashville SC or Chicago Fire FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC55% Draw35% Chicago Fire FC10%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
3 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
5 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 21% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 20% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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