Wednesday , 2 September 2026

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 01:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC
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

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug FC Cincinnati H 4–0 W
22 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
19 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
16 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
01 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
25 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
19 Aug Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
16 Aug Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
02 Aug Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
25 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC
#1 Position #3
52 Points 37
22 Played 21
16 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 11 / 4 / 6
47 Scored 39
17 Conceded 28
+30 GD +11
2.36 PPG 1.76
73% Win % 52%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (52 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/4
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
7/4
31-45
3/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
6/–
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 13 G
Hany Mukhtar 10 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 10
Sam Surridge 7
Charles Sapong 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Brian Anunga 1
Alex Muyl 1
Jacob Shaffelburg 1
Hugo Cuypers 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

Nashville SC Form

2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Nashville SC W 2026-08-16 Nashville SC 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-08-01 D.C. United SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-07-25 Orlando City SC 1–0 Nashville SC L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-08-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-22 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

2.39 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

Nashville SC64% Draw20% Chicago Fire FC16%

Both Teams to Score

Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.34

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
85%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
36%
Nashville SC or Chicago Fire FC
80%

Half-Time Result

Nashville SC50% Draw38% Chicago Fire FC12%

Correct Score

2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
39%
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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