Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire — MLS
MLSMLS 2026
Sat 19 Sep··Geodis Park·Nashville SC won
- 5Corners2
- 1Cards1
- 13Shots9
- 5Shots on target1
- 12Fouls9
- 14Throw-ins15
- 4Offsides2
- 4Goal kicks9
- 0Saves3
- 19Tackles10
- 8Interceptions6
- 1Dribbles7
Period
Match statistics
| Nashville SC | Statistic | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 2.07 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.98 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 13 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 14 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 514 | Passes | 415 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 12 |
| 456 | Accurate passes | 351 |
| Shots | ||
| 6 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 37 | Touches in penalty area | 22 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 14 | Throw-ins | 15 |
| 6 | Accurate crosses | 5 |
| 33 | Accurate long balls | 22 |
| 52 | Final third entries | 52 |
| Duels | ||
| 52% | Duels won (%) | 48% |
| 4 | Dispossessed | 13 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 29% | Ground duels (%) | 29% |
| 10% | Aerial duels (%) | 7% |
| Defending | ||
| 11% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Clearances | 23 |
| 51 | Ball recoveries | 42 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 4 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 0.00 | Goals prevented | 0.49 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 2.1 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.0 |
| Nashville SC | Statistic | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 69 | Ball possession | 31 |
| 1.49 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.10 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 8 | Total shots | 2 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Throw-ins | 5 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 307 | Passes | 138 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 7 |
| 282 | Accurate passes | 108 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 9 | Throw-ins | 5 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Accurate long balls | 8 |
| 31 | Final third entries | 19 |
| Duels | ||
| 52% | Duels won (%) | 48% |
| 1 | Dispossessed | 10 |
| 0 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 16% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 6% | Aerial duels (%) | 4% |
| Defending | ||
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 2% |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 8 | Clearances | 16 |
| 22 | Ball recoveries | 19 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 1.5 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.1 |
| Nashville SC | Statistic | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 43 | Ball possession | 57 |
| 0.58 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.87 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 5 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 10 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 6 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 207 | Passes | 277 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 5 |
| 174 | Accurate passes | 243 |
| Shots | ||
| 2 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 5 | Throw-ins | 10 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Accurate long balls | 14 |
| 21 | Final third entries | 33 |
| Duels | ||
| 52% | Duels won (%) | 48% |
| 3 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 1 | Dribbles | 2 |
| 13% | Ground duels (%) | 13% |
| 4% | Aerial duels (%) | 3% |
| Defending | ||
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 4% |
| 5 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 7 | Clearances | 7 |
| 29 | Ball recoveries | 23 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 0.6 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.9 |
Events
72 recorded · 15 key
First half
- 1'Kick-off
- 2'Shot off targetCristian Espinoza
- 3'FoulPatrick Yazbek
- 3'FoulCristian Espinoza
- 4'Shot off targetJack Elliott
- 7'FoulNoah Allen
- 11'OffsideRobin Lod
- 11'Shot blockedPhilip Zinckernagel
- 13'OffsideSam Surridge
- 15'Shot blockedElias Saad
- 16'FoulPatrick Yazbek
- 17'Shot off targetAndy Najar
- 18'CornerAndrew Gutman
- 20'FoulPatrick Yazbek
- 22'Shot off targetCristian Espinoza
- 22'FoulCristian Espinoza
- 25'FoulNoah Allen
- 25'Shot off targetHany Mukhtar
- 26'OffsideSam Surridge
- 28'FoulJeisson Palacios
- 30'CornerNoah Allen
- 30'Shot blockedElias Saad
- 31'Shot off targetHany Mukhtar
- 33'GoalSam Surridge1–0
- 34'FoulPhilip Zinckernagel
- 35'OffsideRobert Lewandowski
- 36'Yellow cardHany Mukhtar
- 36'FoulHany Mukhtar
- 37'FoulMaren Haile-Selassie
- 44'FoulRobert Lewandowski
- 45'OffsideSam Surridge
- 45+1'Added time
- 45+1'End of period
Second halfHT 1–0
- 46'Kick-off
- 46'Shot off targetHany Mukhtar
- 49'FoulPhilip Zinckernagel
- 49'OffsideElias Saad
- 54'Shot off targetPhilip Zinckernagel
- 55'FoulMatthew Corcoran
- 56'FoulJack Elliott
- 57'Yellow cardJack Elliott
- 59'Shot off targetRobert Lewandowski
- 63'CornerMaxwell Woledzi
- 63'Shot blockedMaren Haile-Selassie
- 63'Shot blockedRobert Lewandowski
- 65'CornerReed Baker-Whiting
- 67'CornerNoah Allen
- 68'SubstitutionShakur Mohammed
- 68'SubstitutionPuso Dithejane
- 68'SubstitutionJonathan Bamba
- 68'Shot off targetSam Surridge
- 73'Shot on targetMatthew Corcoran
- 74'CornerChris Brady
- 75'SubstitutionAnzor Mekvabishvili
- 76'CornerJonathan Dean
- 76'FoulSam Surridge
- 78'GoalCristian Espinoza2–0
- 79'SubstitutionJohan Gomez
- 79'SubstitutionMauricio Pineda
- 81'FoulMatthew Corcoran
- 82'Shot off targetAndrew Gutman
- 83'Shot off targetRobert Lewandowski
- 83'SubstitutionDaniel Lovitz
- 83'SubstitutionEdvard Tagseth
- 84'FoulShakur Mohammed
- 85'FoulMauricio Pineda
- 87'GoalHany Mukhtar3–0
- 90+1'SubstitutionAlex Muyl
- 90+1'SubstitutionJosh Bauer
- 90+1'Added time
- 90+2'FoulDaniel Lovitz
- 90+5'FoulAndrew Gutman
Line-ups
Nashville SC4-2-3-1
Bench
Shot map
Nashville SC13 shots · 5 on target · 3 goals · 2.11 xG
Chicago Fire9 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 1.00 xG
Nashville SC8 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 1.52 xG
Chicago Fire2 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.10 xG
Nashville SC5 shots · 3 on target · 2 goals · 0.59 xG
Chicago Fire7 shots · 0 on target · 0 goals · 0.90 xG
- Nashville SC
- Chicago Fire
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Nashville SC14 rated
Chicago Fire16 rated
Player statistics
Nashville SC
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Jeisson PalaciosDefender | 90′ | 8.2 | 68/75 | 5/8 | 2 | |||||||
| 27Reed Baker-WhitingDefender | 90′ | 8.0 | 1 | 43/47 | 2 | 5/6 | ||||||
| 3Maxwell WoledziDefender | 90′ | 7.9 | 60/62 | 4/7 | 1 | |||||||
| 9Sam SurridgeForward | 90′ | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 0.87 | 11/11 | 1 | 4/8 | 2 | |||
| 16Matthew CorcoranMidfielder | 90′ | 7.2 | 1 | 0.02 | 74/87 | 3 | 6/13 | 6 | ||||
| 99Brian SchwakeGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.1 | 18/27 | |||||||||
| 7Cristian EspinozaForward | 89′ | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.46 | 31/38 | 4 | 2/7 | 1 | ||
| 10Hany MukhtarMidfielder | 89′ | 7.3 | 1 | 4 | 0.42 | 39/42 | 3/5 | 1 | ||||
| 8Patrick YazbekMidfielder | 83′ | 7.9 | 39/40 | 3/7 | 2 | |||||||
| 31Andy NajarDefender | 83′ | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 40/44 | 2 | 2/3 | 1 | |||
| 11Elias SaadForward | 68′ | 7.1 | 2 | 0.20 | 18/21 | 1 | 3/6 | 3 | ||||
| 14Shakur MohammedMidfielder | 22′ | 6.3 | 8/8 | 0/2 | ||||||||
| 2Daniel LovitzDefender | 13′ | 6.8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| 20Edvard TagsethMidfielder | 13′ | 6.8 | 6/7 | |||||||||
| 19Alex MuylMidfielder | 1′ | — | 0/1 | |||||||||
| 22Josh BauerDefender | 1′ | — | 1/1 | |||||||||
| 37Ahmed QasemMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 6Bryan AcostaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5Jack MaherDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1Joe WillisGoalkeeper | — | — |
Chicago Fire
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chris BradyGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.7 | 20/31 | 3 | ||||||||
| 32Noah AllenDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 45/49 | 2/4 | 1 | |||||||
| 11Philip ZinckernagelForward | 90′ | 6.3 | 2 | 0.11 | 26/31 | 1 | 5/11 | 2 | ||||
| 9Robert LewandowskiForward | 90′ | 6.3 | 3 | 0.25 | 11/16 | 7/16 | ||||||
| 15Andrew GutmanDefender | 90′ | 6.0 | 1 | 0.51 | 21/24 | 1/2 | ||||||
| 3Jack ElliottDefender | 90′ | 6.0 | 1 | 0.01 | 37/45 | 3/5 | ||||||
| 24Jonathan DeanDefender | 79′ | 6.3 | 21/29 | 2 | 3/7 | 3 | ||||||
| 42Dje Tah D'AvillaMidfielder | 79′ | 6.1 | 31/38 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||||
| 35Sergio OregelMidfielder | 75′ | 6.7 | 41/45 | 5/6 | ||||||||
| 17Robin LodMidfielder | 68′ | 6.4 | 16/17 | 2 | 2/4 | |||||||
| 7Maren Haile-SelassieForward | 68′ | 6.3 | 1 | 0.04 | 19/19 | 1 | 1/4 | |||||
| 19Jonathan BambaForward | 22′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.02 | 11/13 | 1/1 | ||||||
| 12Puso DithejaneForward | 22′ | 6.4 | 7/8 | 2 | 1/4 | 1 | ||||||
| 23Anzor MekvabishviliMidfielder | 15′ | 6.8 | 19/22 | 1 | 2/3 | 2 | ||||||
| 99Johan GomezForward | 11′ | 6.3 | 6/7 | |||||||||
| 22Mauricio PinedaDefender | 11′ | 6.0 | 20/21 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 29David PorebaMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 44Josh CohenGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2Leonardo BarrosoDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| 5Samuel RogersDefender | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 4 AprChicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC
- Sat 14 JunChicago Fire 0-2 Nashville SC
- Sat 26 AprNashville SC 7-2 Chicago Fire
- Sat 19 OctChicago Fire 0-3 Nashville SC
- Wed 18 SepNashville SC 1-0 Chicago Fire
- Sat 8 JulChicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC
- Sat 6 MayNashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire
- Sun 26 SepChicago Fire 0-0 Nashville SC
- Sat 17 JulNashville SC 5-1 Chicago Fire
- Sat 31 OctNashville SC 1-1 Chicago Fire