Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire: the preview
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DateSaturday, September 19
Time21:30
StadiumNissan Stadium
MLS 2026 · Matchday 26
Key facts
- Chicago Fire are winless in 5 games in the competition.
- Nashville SC won 11 of their 12 home games in the competition.
- Nashville SC are winless in 3 games in the competition.
- Nashville SC kept a clean sheet in 12 of their 25 games.
Current form
How each side arrives and where they stand.
What the bookmakers say
Nashville SC
1.75
52.5%
Draw
3.75
24.5%
Chicago Fire
4
23%
Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.
Recent form
Chicago Fire
Nashville SC
5° with 39 points 11W · 6D · 7L · 45:35
1° with 54 points 16W · 6D · 3L · 50:21
L
D
D
D
D
W
Averages 1.83 goals for and 1.83 goals against per match
D
L
D
W
W
W
Averages 1.83 goals for and 1 goal against per match
| L | New England Rev. | 1-2 |
| D | Inter Miami | 1-1 |
| D | @ Toronto FC | 4-4 |
| D | @ Seattle Sounders FC | 2-2 |
| D | @ New York Red Bulls | 1-1 |
| D | @ Inter Miami | 2-2 |
| L | @ Toronto FC | 1-2 |
| D | @ New York City FC | 0-0 |
| W | FC Cincinnati | 4-0 |
| W | Columbus Crew | 3-2 |
Where they stand Group A
| Team | MP | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 25 | +29 | 54 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 25 | +15 | 45 |
| 3 | New England Rev. | 25 | +10 | 43 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 25 | +9 | 40 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 24 | +10 | 39 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 25 | -12 | 34 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 25 | +7 | 33 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 25 | +6 | 32 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 25 | -15 | 30 |
| 11 | DC United | 24 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Columbus Crew | 25 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlanta United | 25 | -14 | 23 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 25 | -20 | 21 |
How they play
Chicago Fire
Nashville SC
49.9%
50.6%
5.6
4.9
13.1
14.7
4.3
6.9
11.7
12.9
Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 7 respectively).
The difference-makers
Who scores, when they score and who starts.
Who scores the goals
Chicago Fire
| Hugo Cuypers | 13 | goals | 0 | ast. |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | 8 | goals | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | 6 | goals | ||
| Philip Zinckernagel | 5 | goals | ||
| Robin Lod | 4 | goals |
Nashville SC
| Sam Surridge | 15 | goals | 0 | ast. |
| Hany Mukhtar | 10 | goals | 6 | ast. |
| W. Madrigal | 5 | goals | ||
| Bryan Acosta | 3 | goals | ||
| Shakur Mohammed | 3 | goals |
When they score
Chicago Fire 43 goals
8
1-15
7
16-30
5
31-45
4
46-60
11
61-75
8
76-90
Nashville SC 48 goals
5
1-15
9
16-30
7
31-45
8
46-60
7
61-75
12
76-90
Head to head
What happened every time they met.
Head-to-head record
2Chicago Fire won
0draws
4Nashville SC won
Who scored in these meetings
S. Surridge
7
H. Mukhtar
3
P. Zinckernagel
2
F. Herbers
1
A. Muyl
1
J. Shaffelburg
1
Chicago Fire
Nashville SC
27
0
in 6 meetings
| Matchday | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 5/4/26 | Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC | Major League Soccer |
| 15/6/25 | Chicago Fire 0-2 Nashville SC | Major League Soccer |
| 27/4/25 | Nashville SC 7-2 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| 19/10/24 | Chicago Fire 0-3 Nashville SC | Major League Soccer |
| 19/9/24 | Nashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
| 9/7/23 | Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC | Major League Soccer |