Saturday , 17 October 2026

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 01:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Surridge 33' 1–0
Cristian Espinoza 78' 2–0
Hany Mukhtar 87' 3–0
Hany Mukhtar 36' Y
Y 57' Jack Elliott

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

7
2
2
Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
12 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
09 Sep Toronto FC A 1–2 L
04 Sep New York City FC A 0–0 D
29 Aug FC Cincinnati H 4–0 W
22 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Nashville SC A 0–3 L
13 Sep New England Revolution H 1–2 L
10 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–1 D
05 Sep Toronto FC A 4–4 D
29 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC
#1 Position #4
66 Points 48
29 Played 29
20 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 14 / 6 / 9
63 Scored 52
22 Conceded 43
+41 GD +9
2.28 PPG 1.66
69% Win % 48%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
28% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (66 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
6/6
76+
14/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
8/2
16-30
7/6
31-45
4/8
46-60
6/8
61-75
8/2
76+
5/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 17 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 15 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Chicago Fire FC
Maren Haile-Selassie 11 G 4 A
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Fairgrounds Stadium. Nashville SC are looking to make home advantage count against Chicago Fire FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It’s high time B.J. Callaghan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Noah Allen, as he is very good at scoring at Fairgrounds Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Brian Schwake has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Sam Surridge does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
  • 36' Hany Mukhtar is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' 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 Sergio Oregel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' Reed Baker-Whiting needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 57.
  • 62' Chicago Fire FC is showing some good football. However, Chicago Fire FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Andrew Gutman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Jonathan Bamba on, Robin Lod off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Oregel departs to be replaced by Anzor Mekvabishvili.
  • 78' Cristian Espinoza does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
  • 79' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Jonathan Dean exits the field as Johan Gomez enters on 79.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Lovitz. He replaces Andy Najar on 83 minute.
  • 87' What a strike from Hany Mukhtar! The score is 3-0.
  • 90' Alex Muyl is replacing Hany Mukhtar for the Nashville SC side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

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

2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

Nashville SC Form

2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2026-09-12 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Nashville SC D 2026-09-09 Toronto FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2026-09-04 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2026-08-22 Nashville SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2026-09-20 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-09-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2026-09-05 Toronto FC 4–4 Chicago Fire FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.69 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC71% Draw17% Chicago Fire FC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
89%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
29%
Nashville SC or Chicago Fire FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC56% Draw35% Chicago Fire FC9%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.6%
5 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
3.3%

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% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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