Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC

Chicago Fire

1 - 0

Nashville SC

🕒 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Soldier Field 🧑‍⚖️ Marcos de Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Chicago Fire 8 · Nashville SC 1

Referee Stats

Marcos de Oliveira

12 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	58%
Draws	33%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Nashville SC controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Chicago Fire (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 19

Avg: 1.87 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nashville SC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-3

Goals For / Against

19 / 11

Avg: 1.27 / 0.73

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.87

PPG

1.60

1.87

1.27

0.73

80%

O2.5

40%

73%

BTTS

40%

67%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Chicago Fire rank8th

Nashville SC rank1st

Chicago Fire points48

Nashville SC points67

Chicago Fire: #8 · 48 pts · GD +8

7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nashville SC: #1 · 67 pts · GD +41

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Chicago Fire last 5 home

L W W L D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nashville SC last 5 away

D W D L D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals8-6

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

Chicago Fire score at home100%

Chicago Fire clean sheet at home27%

Nashville SC score away67%

Nashville SC clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Chicago Fire score first67%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first70%

Nashville SC score first53%

Nashville SC win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Chicago Fire 40% · Nashville SC 25%

Avg first goal minute: Chicago Fire 20.2' · Nashville SC 37.4'

Vs league average

Chicago Fire score at home1.87 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire concede at home1.27 vs 1.41

Nashville SC score away1.27 vs 1.41

Nashville SC concede away0.73 vs 1.84

Chicago Fire score 2% above league average, while Nashville SC score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Chicago Fire are 10% below league average at home, and Nashville SC are 60% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Chicago Fire goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

Nashville SC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

370

568

Passes Accurate

297

469

Passes %

80%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Zinckernagel

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bamba

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Muyl

1st substitution · For: W. Madrigal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Corcoran

2nd substitution · For: P. Yazbek

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Elliott

1st substitution · For: Christopher Cupps

72'

72' A. Salétros

78'

78' T. D'Avilla

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Espinoza

3rd substitution · For: A. Qasem

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Lovitz

4th substitution · For: R. Baker-Whiting

80'

80' E. Tagseth

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Haile-Selassie

2nd substitution · For: Jason Shokalook

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ E. Tagseth

5th substitution · For: W. Pacius

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ P. Zinckernagel

3rd substitution · For: V. Radojević

Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chicago Fire beat Nashville SC 1-0 on Sunday, 05 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Marcos de Oliveira. It was played at Soldier Field.

First half: Chicago Fire took an early lead at 1' when P. Zinckernagel scored, with the assist credited to J. Bamba, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Muyl replacing W. Madrigal. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Corcoran replacing P. Yazbek. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Elliott replacing Christopher Cupps. A. Salétros received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 72'. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 78'. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Espinoza replacing A. Qasem. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 78', with D. Lovitz replacing R. Baker-Whiting. E. Tagseth received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 80'. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 81', with M. Haile-Selassie replacing Jason Shokalook. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 89', with E. Tagseth replacing W. Pacius. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with P. Zinckernagel replacing V. Radojević.

Chicago Fire used 3 substitutions while Nashville SC used 5 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 2 yellow cards, while Nashville SC got 1 yellow card.