Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 26 · Geodis Park, Nashville · Ref L. Hernandez

Nashville SC stats & fixtures · Chicago Fire stats & fixtures

Nashville SC beat Chicago Fire 3–0 in Major League Soccer on 20 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.07–0.96. Nashville SC had 56% of the ball.

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire match statistics

Nashville SCChicago Fire

56% Ball possession 44%
2.07 Expected goals (xG) 0.96
13 Total shots 10
5 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 2
12 Fouls 9
4 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
514 Passes 414
89% Pass accuracy 85%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

33' Goal S. Surridge (assist R. Baker-Whiting) Nashville SC
36' Yellow card H. Mukhtar Nashville SC
57' Yellow card J. Elliott Chicago Fire
78' Goal C. Espinoza (assist A. Najar) Nashville SC
87' Goal H. Mukhtar (assist C. Espinoza) Nashville SC

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nashville SC

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Brian Callaghan

99 B. Schwake

27 R. Baker-Whiting 3 M. Woledzi 4 J. Palacios 31 A. Najar

16 M. Corcoran 8 P. Yazbek

11 E. Saad 10 H. Mukhtar 7 C. Espinoza

9 S. Surridge

Bench J. Willis , J. Maher , J. Bauer , D. Lovitz , B. Acosta , E. Tagseth , A. Qasem , S. Mohammed , A. Muyl

Chicago Fire

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mario Barcena

1 C. Brady

15 A. Gutman 32 N. Allen 3 J. Elliott 24 J. Dean

42 D. D'Avilla 35 S. Oregel

7 M. Haile-Selassie 17 R. Lod 11 P. Zinckernagel

9 R. Lewandowski

Bench J. Cohen , S. Rogers , M. Pineda , L. Barroso , A. Mekvabishvili , D. Poręba , J. Bamba , J. Gómez , P. Dithejane

Out and doubtful

A. Franco Chicago Fire Out — Knee Injury
A. Saletros Chicago Fire Out — Lower-Body Injury
M. Mbokazi Chicago Fire Out — Lower-Body Injury
W. Madrigal Nashville SC Out — Lower-Body Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Nashville SC at home

10–0–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chicago Fire away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
5 Apr 26	Chicago Fire v Nashville SC	1–0
15 Jun 25	Chicago Fire v Nashville SC	0–2
27 Apr 25	Nashville SC v Chicago Fire	7–2
20 Oct 24	Chicago Fire v Nashville SC	0–3
19 Sep 24	Nashville SC v Chicago Fire	1–0
9 Jul 23	Chicago Fire v Nashville SC	1–0

The full Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire head-to-head record