Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC — result, stats and line-ups

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2024

Chicago FireEastern Conference · 5.

20 OCT

0:3

Nashville SCEastern Conference · 1.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal54'

Alex Muyl (assist: Aníbal Godoy) · Shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Sam Surridge (assist: Randall Leal) · Shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Jacob Shaffelburg (assist: Aníbal Godoy) 0-3

Expected goals (xG)

Chicago FirexGNashville SC

1.171.87

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Soldier FieldChicago · 14,286 seats

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Conditions

RefereeJon Freemon
1st AssistantPeter Balciunas
2nd AssistantJason White
4th OfficialFotis Bazakos

Pressure index

Chicago FireNashville SC

1′45′90′

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Match flow

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Aníbal Godoy · Out: Sean Davis

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Jacob Shaffelburg · Out: Jonathan Pérez

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Patrick Yazbek · Out: Tah Anunga

GOAL

AST

Goal54'

Alex Muyl (assist: Aníbal Godoy) · Shot 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card57'

Federico Navarro

PLAYER

Yellow card60'

Julian Gaines

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Gastón Giménez · Out: Federico Navarro

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Justin Reynolds · Out: Arnaud Souquet

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Rafael Czichos · Out: Mauricio Pineda

PLAYER

Yellow card62'

Jacob Shaffelburg

PLAYER

Yellow card69'

Aníbal Godoy

OUT

Substitution70'

In: Georgios Koutsias · Out: Maren Haile-Selassie

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Ariel Lassiter · Out: Chris Mueller

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Randall Leal · Out: Hany Mukhtar

GOAL

AST

Goal87'

Sam Surridge (assist: Randall Leal) · Shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Jacob Shaffelburg (assist: Aníbal Godoy) 0-3

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Lukas MacNaughton · Out: Walker Zimmerman

Ball positions

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Commentary

101

And that's it. The match concludes - Chicago Fire FC couldn't score, while Nashville SC triumphed with 3 goals.
90+4′The final whistle has blown on the second half - Nashville SC triumphs over Chicago Fire FC with a score of 3 to 0.
90+2′Player swap - Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman is being replaced by Lukas MacNaughton.
90+1′Score! Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 3. Jacob Shaffelburg of Nashville SC strikes with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area, sending the ball into the right corner. The assist came from Aníbal Godoy.
90+1′The fourth referee has indicated that there will be an additional 3 minutes of stoppage time.
87′Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 2. Sam Surridge - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Randall Leal.
86′Brian Gutiérrez of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
86′Alex Muyl of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
85′Taylor Washington of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
85′Hugo Cuypers commits a foul - Chicago Fire FC.
85′Patrick Yazbek of Nashville SC has secured a defensive free kick.
85′Justin Reynolds of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
84′Another offensive effort. Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire FC attempts a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist came from Brian Gutiérrez with a cross.
84′New attacking attempt. Brian Gutiérrez - Chicago Fire FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Ariel Lassiter.
83′Player swap - Nashville SC. Randall Leal is coming on to replace Hany Mukhtar.
81′Another offensive move. Giorgos Koutsias of Chicago Fire FC takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was by Hugo Cuypers.Penalty
81′Player Swap - Chicago Fire FC. Ariel Lassiter is brought in to replace Chris Mueller.
80′Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, forced by Julian Gaines.
79′Opportunity squandered. Gastón Giménez of Chicago Fire FC takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it sails high and veers off to the right.
79′Another offensive effort. Giorgos Koutsias of Chicago Fire FC takes a challenging shot with his right foot from the left side, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was by Jonathan Dean.
76′Opportunity squandered. Giorgos Koutsias of Chicago Fire FC attempted a header from close range but didn't succeed. The assist was provided by Kellyn Acosta, who crossed the ball following a corner kick.
75′Chicago Fire FC has been awarded a corner kick. This was due to Josh Bauer's defensive play.
74′Corner kick awarded to Nashville SC, as a result of Chris Brady's defense.
74′Another offensive effort. Sam Surridge of Nashville SC takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's saved in the top right corner. The assist came from Alex Muyl.Penalty
71′Offside - Nashville SC. Sam Surridge has been flagged offside.
70′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is being replaced by Giorgos Koutsias.
69′Aníbal Godoy of Nashville SC has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
69′Aníbal Godoy from Nashville SC commits a foul.
69′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has secured a free kick in an offensive move.
68′Julian Gaines of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
68′Gastón Giménez of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
66′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
66′Alex Muyl of Nashville SC successfully secured a defensive free kick.
66′Shot blocked. Chris Mueller - Chicago Fire FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Kellyn Acosta.
65′Missed chance. Gastón Giménez - Chicago Fire FC - shot with the head from the left side of the box missed to the left. Assist - Kellyn Acosta with a cross .
64′Aníbal Godoy of Nashville SC commits a foul.
64′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has earned a free kick on the left flank.
62′Jacob Shaffelburg of Nashville SC has been shown the yellow card for committing a foul.
62′Rafael Czichos of Chicago Fire FC has successfully earned a free kick on the offensive end.
62′Jacob Shaffelburg commits a foul against Nashville SC.
61′Another offensive push. Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the top right corner. The assist was by Jacob Shaffelburg.
61′Player Swap - Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro is replaced by Gastón Giménez.
61′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds is replacing Arnaud Souquet.
61′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda is replaced by Rafael Czichos.
60′Julian Gaines of Nashville SC has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
60′Julian Gaines from Nashville SC has committed a foul.
60′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has earned a free kick on the left flank.
57′Federico Navarro of Chicago Fire FC has been issued a yellow card for committing a foul.
56′Julian Gaines of Nashville SC has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
56′Federico Navarro of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
54′Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 1. Alex Muyl - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Aníbal Godoy.
52′Opportunity squandered. Patrick Yazbek of Nashville SC attempts a shot with his right foot from beyond the box following a corner, but it veers off to the left.
52′Corner kick awarded to Nashville SC, thanks to a defensive action by Jonathan Dean.
52′Attempt thwarted. Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's stopped. The assist was by Patrick Yazbek.
47′Corner kick awarded to Nashville SC, thanks to a defensive move by Hugo Cuypers.
46′Corner kick awarded to Nashville SC, due to a deflection off Jonathan Dean.
46′Sam Surridge of Nashville SC has earned a free kick on the left flank.
46′Mauricio Pineda of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
45′Player change - Nashville SC. Patrick Yazbek is coming on to replace Brian Anunga.
45′Player swap - Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is coming on to replace Jonathan Pérez.
45′Player swap - Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy is coming in to replace Sean Davis.
45′The second half kicks off with Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC still locked at a 0-0 stalemate.
45+1′The first half concludes with the score standing at nil-nil between Chicago Fire FC and Nashville SC.
45′The fourth referee has declared an additional time of 1 minute.
43′Brian Gutiérrez of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
43′Brian Anunga of Nashville SC has successfully secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
42′Another offensive effort is underway. Sam Surridge of Nashville SC attempts a header from the right side of the penalty area, but it's caught in the top middle of the net. The assist comes from Hany Mukhtar, who provided the cross.Penalty
42′Corner - Nashville SC. Conceded by Tobias Salquist.
42′Shot blocked. Hany Mukhtar - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
40′Alex Muyl of Nashville SC has committed a foul.
40′Federico Navarro - Chicago Fire FC - won a free kick in defence.
36′Missed chance. Sam Surridge - Nashville SC - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Hany Mukhtar .
35′Julian Gaines from Nashville SC has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
35′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
35′Attempt thwarted. Alex Muyl of Nashville SC's left-footed shot from the middle of the box is stopped. The assist came from Taylor Washington with a cross.
32′Walker Zimmerman from Nashville SC commits a foul.
32′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
31′Opportunity squandered. Sam Surridge of Nashville SC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box that narrowly misses the target. The assist was provided by Hany Mukhtar.
30′Opportunity missed. Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC takes a shot with his right foot from outside the box, narrowly missing the goal. The assist came from Sean Davis, following a swift counter-attack.
29′Julian Gaines from Nashville SC has committed a foul.
29′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
25′Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, due to a deflection off Alex Muyl.
25′Shot blocked. Arnaud Souquet - Chicago Fire FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
24′Missed chance. Walker Zimmerman - Nashville SC - shot with the head from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Taylor Washington.
23′Corner kick awarded to Nashville SC, due to Federico Navarro's defensive play.
23′Shot blocked. Jonathan Pérez - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Sean Davis.
20′Sam Surridge of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
20′Arnaud Souquet of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
20′Attempt thwarted. Brian Gutierrez of Chicago Fire FC takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's obstructed. The assist was by Chris Mueller.
18′Julian Gaines of Nashville SC has successfully secured a free kick in the defensive zone.
18′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
16′Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC has successfully earned an attacking free kick.
16′Federico Navarro of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
15′Another offensive effort. Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire FC attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist came from Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross pass.
10′Offside - Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar has been flagged offside.
9′Attempt thwarted. Sam Surridge of Nashville SC's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is obstructed.
5′Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, due to a defensive action by Taylor Washington.
5′New attacking attempt. Hugo Cuypers - Chicago Fire FC - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved in the left corner.
3′Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
3′Federico Navarro of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

CHINSH

Possession and passing

49%Possession51%

84%Pass accuracy88%

467Passes487

390Successful Passes425

81Ball Safe84

47Long Passes59

4 more

49%Long-pass accuracy63%

5Substitutions5

23Successful Long Passes37

19Throw-ins16

Attack

0Goals3

12Shots Total16

6Shots On Target6

2Big Chances Created3

4Corners6

46Dangerous Attacks49

14 more

5Accurate Crosses4

96Attacks98

2Big Chances Missed2

20Dribble Attempts16

38Duels Won47

9Goal Attempts8

0Offsides2

3Shots Blocked5

10Shots inside the box13

3Shots Off Target5

2Shots outside the box3

35%Successful dribbles38%

7Successful Dribbles6

21Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

3Saves6

17Tackles20

8Interceptions10

13Fouls7

1Yellow cards3

7Free Kicks13

1 more

8Goal Kicks6

Other

5Successful Headers7

0Assists1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

J. FreemonPer-match averages this season · 17 matches · career: 110

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.00	2.41	2.59	4.62
Red cards	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.07
Second yellows	0.18	0.06	0.12	0.15
Penalties	0.41	0.24	0.18	0.31

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Chicago FirexGNashville SC

1.171.87

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.382.34

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.171.87

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.831.79

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.330.08

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.290.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.941.84

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.871.17

Starting XI

Nashville SCFormation: 4-2-3-1

Brian Joseph Callaghan II

Chicago FireFormation: 4-2-3-1

Frank Klopas

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Chicago Fire — bench

Nashville SC — bench

Player statistics

Chicago Fire starters then subs, by rating

Gastón Giménez#30 · Midfielder · 29′7.1

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 0
Expected goals (xG): 0.10

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 17/23
Pass accuracy: 73%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 5
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 3/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 31
Duels (won/total): 5/6
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/2
Possession lost: 7
Ball recoveries: 5

Defence

Tackles: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Chase Gasper🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	5 Jun 2025
Andrew Gutman🩹 injury · Leg Injury	injury · Leg Injury	18 Feb 2025

Player	Reason	Back
Tyler Boyd🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	21 Aug 2025
Shaq Moore🩹 injury · Leg Injury	injury · Leg Injury	31 Dec 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Chicago Fire	1.9551.28%	1.8952.91%
Draw	3.9025.64%	3.6527.4%
Nashville SC	3.5028.57%	3.8026.32%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Chicago Fire or Draw	1.2877.82%	1.2679.37%
Chicago Fire or Nashville SC	1.2580%	1.2778.74%
Draw or Nashville SC	1.8055.56%	1.8853.19%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1884.75%
0–1 goals	–	4.7021.28%
3+ goals	1.6161.92%	1.6460.98%
0–2 goals	2.2544.44%	2.2344.84%
4+ goals	–	2.5539.22%
0–3 goals	–	1.4768.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Chicago Fire	2.5040%	2.4041.67%
Draw	2.3742.11%	2.3542.55%
Nashville SC	3.7526.67%	3.8026.32%

Outcome	bet365
CHI → CHI	3.1032.26%
CHI → X	13.007.69%
CHI → NSH	29.003.45%
X → CHI	5.5018.18%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → NSH	8.0012.5%
NSH → CHI	21.004.76%
NSH → X	15.006.67%
NSH → NSH	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.5022.22%
6 - 8	3.1032.26%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

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11	San Diego	26	31
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12	Toronto	26	29
13	Real Salt Lake	26	29
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