Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Nashville SC

1 – 0

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Chicago Fire FC

Thu 19 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Anibal Godoy 21' Y

Daniel Lovitz 26' Y

Y 64' Wyatt Omsberg

Patrick Yazbek 85' Y

Forster Ajago 85' Y

Joe Willis 90' Y

Overview

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Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Geodis Park.

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

2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
14 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	2–0	W
31 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–3	L
25 Aug	Austin FC	H	0–2	L
20 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L
18 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	0–3	L

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
15 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L
01 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–4	L
24 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	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' Three points are at stake. Nashville SC host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Arnaud Souquet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
19' Sam Surridge has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
21' A moment of madness from Anibal Godoy on 21 minutes earns him a card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
26' Daniel Lovitz was booked on 26.
31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Brian Anunga, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Brian Gutierrez on, Kellyn Acosta off on 46 minutes.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. B.J. Callaghan might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Chicago Fire FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
63' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Anibal Godoy departs to be replaced by Patrick Yazbek.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Wyatt Omsberg.
69' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Arnaud Souquet exits the field as Justin Reynolds enters on 69.
74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
76' The supporters are chanting for Forster Ajago. He replaces Hany Mukhtar on 76 minute.
79' Another change for Chicago Fire FC made on 79 minute. Wyatt Omsberg leaves to be changed by Jonathan Dean.
84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Patrick Yazbek.
88' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Josh Bauer comes on to replace Alex Muyl.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Willis on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Nashville SC take all three points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dru Yearwood
54
Sean Davis ↑ 76'
44
Brent Kallman
30
Elliot Panicco
24
Jonathan Perez ↑ 63'
15
Patrick Yazbek ↑ 63'
22
Josh Bauer ↑ 88'
29
Julian Gaines
21
Forster Ajago ↑ 76'

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-09-14 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2024-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–0 Nashville SC L 2024-08-25 Nashville SC 0–2 Austin FC L 2024-07-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Nashville SC L 2024-07-18 Nashville SC 0–3 Orlando City SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-09-19 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-09-15 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-01 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-08-24 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2024-07-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56% + Nashville SC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC55% Draw26% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

81%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

45%

Nashville SC or Chicago Fire FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nashville SC37% Draw48% Chicago Fire FC15%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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