Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire

Nashville SC

3 - 0

Chicago Fire

🕒 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:30 Europe/London 📍 GEODIS Park 🧑‍⚖️ L. Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Nashville SC 1 · Chicago Fire 8

Referee Stats

L. Hernandez

3 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-10).
Nashville SC controlled possession (56%).
Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-1-0

Goals For / Against

45 / 12

Avg: 3.00 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chicago Fire (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.60 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

2.87

PPG

1.33

3.00

1.60

0.80

1.67

80%

O2.5

67%

53%

BTTS

67%

93%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank1st

Chicago Fire rank8th

Nashville SC points67

Chicago Fire points48

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.

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.

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

Nashville SC last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals16-2

Record5-0-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chicago Fire last 5 away

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-10

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Chicago Fire trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home100%

Nashville SC clean sheet at home47%

Chicago Fire score away80%

Chicago Fire clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first93%

Nashville SC win after scoring first100%

Chicago Fire score first53%

Chicago Fire win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 100% · Chicago Fire 33%

Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 26.9' · Chicago Fire 28.6'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home3.00 vs 1.84

Nashville SC concede at home0.80 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire score away1.60 vs 1.41

Chicago Fire concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Nashville SC score 63% above league average, while Chicago Fire score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Nashville SC are 43% below league average at home, and Chicago Fire are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 12

76-90+ 12

46-60 9

61-75 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

Chicago Fire goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

514

414

Passes Accurate

457

351

Passes %

89%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Surridge

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Baker-Whiting

36'

36' H. Mukhtar

57'

57' J. Elliott

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. Lod

1st substitution · For: J. Bamba

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Haile-Selassie

2nd substitution · For: P. Dithejane

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Saad

1st substitution · For: S. Mohammed

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Oregel

3rd substitution · For: A. Mekvabishvili

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Espinoza

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Najar

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. D'Avilla

4th substitution · For: M. Pineda

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Dean

5th substitution · For: J. Gómez

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Najar

2nd substitution · For: D. Lovitz

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ P. Yazbek

3rd substitution · For: E. Tagseth

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

H. Mukhtar

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Espinoza

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ C. Espinoza

4th substitution · For: J. Bauer

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ H. Mukhtar

5th substitution · For: A. Muyl

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat Chicago Fire 3-0 on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by L. Hernandez. It was played at GEODIS Park.

First half: Nashville SC took the lead at 33' when S. Surridge scored, with the assist credited to R. Baker-Whiting, making the score 1-0. H. Mukhtar received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 36'.

Second half: J. Elliott received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 57'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 68', with R. Lod replacing J. Bamba. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Haile-Selassie replacing P. Dithejane. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 69', with E. Saad replacing S. Mohammed. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 75', with S. Oregel replacing A. Mekvabishvili. Nashville SC extended the lead at 78' when C. Espinoza scored, with the assist credited to A. Najar, making the score 2-0. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 79', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Dean replacing J. Gómez. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 83', with A. Najar replacing D. Lovitz. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 83', with P. Yazbek replacing E. Tagseth. Nashville SC extended the lead at 87' when H. Mukhtar scored, with the assist credited to C. Espinoza, making the score 3-0. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with C. Espinoza replacing J. Bauer. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with H. Mukhtar replacing A. Muyl.

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