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Nashville SC

3-0

Final

09/19/2026 · 6:30 PM

Chicago Fire FC

Sam Surridge 33' Cristian Espinoza 78' Hany Mukhtar 87' Hany Mukhtar 36'

Jack Elliott 57'

Win chance

54%Nashville SCwhat happened

NSH 54%Draw 25%CHI 21%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Cristian Espinoza

Nashville SC · MF

9.0

Min89'Goals1Ast.1Passes82%

Best performers

Match ends, Nashville SC 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.

90'+6'

Second Half ends, Nashville SC 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.

90'+5'

Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anzor Mekvabishvili.

90'+5'

Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+5'

Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

90'+1'

Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).

90'+1'

Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+1'

SubSubstitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Cristian Espinoza.

90'+1'

SubSubstitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Hany Mukhtar.

90'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

87'

GoalGoal! Nashville SC 3, Chicago Fire FC 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza following a fast break.

85'

Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'

Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).

84'

Foul by Shak Mohammed (Nashville SC).

84'

Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

SubSubstitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Andy Nájar.

83'

SubSubstitution, Nashville SC. Edvard Tagseth replaces Patrick Yazbek.

82'

ChanceAttempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Puso Dithejane.

82'

ChanceAttempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Puso Dithejane.

81'

Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).

81'

Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

79'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Johan Gómez replaces Jonathan Dean.

79'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Djé D'Avilla.

78'

GoalGoal! Nashville SC 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Nájar.

76'

Foul by Sam Surridge (Nashville SC).

76'

Noah Allen (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Corner to Nashville SC. Conceded by Anzor Mekvabishvili.

75'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Anzor Mekvabishvili replaces Sergio Oregel Jr..

73'

Corner to Nashville SC. Conceded by Chris Brady.

73'

ChanceAttempt saved. Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.

68'

SubSubstitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Elias Saad.

68'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.

68'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Robin Lod.

68'

ChanceAttempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.

67'

Corner to Nashville SC. Conceded by Noah Allen.

65'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.

63'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Maxwell Woledzi.

63'

Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.

63'

Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.

59'

ChanceAttempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Lod with a cross following a fast break.

57'

YellowJack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

56'

Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

56'

Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).

55'

Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).

55'

Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54'

ChanceAttempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.

49'

Offside, Nashville SC. Elias Saad is caught offside.

49'

Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).

46'

Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.

Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Offside, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge is caught offside.

44'

Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).

37'

Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).

36'

YellowHany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

36'

Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).

36'

Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

35'

Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.

34'

Reed Baker-Whiting (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

34'

Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).

33'

GoalGoal! Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting with a headed pass.

31'

ChanceAttempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.

30'

Corner to Nashville SC. Conceded by Noah Allen.

30'

Attempt blocked. Elias Saad (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Nájar.

28'

Foul by Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC).

28'

Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Offside, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge is caught offside.

25'

ChanceAttempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

25'

Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25'

Foul by Noah Allen (Chicago Fire FC).

22'

ChanceAttempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Surridge with a through ball following a fast break.

22'

Foul by Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC).

22'

Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).

20'

Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Corner to Nashville SC. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.

16'

ChanceAttempt missed. Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elias Saad.

16'

Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).

16'

Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Attempt blocked. Elias Saad (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Corcoran.

13'

Offside, Nashville SC. Sam Surridge is caught offside.

11'

Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Robin Lod is caught offside.

11'

Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Lod.

Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC).

ChanceAttempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).

Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Cristian Espinoza (Nashville SC).

Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

ChanceAttempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Matthew Corcoran with a cross.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
99Brian Schwake	90'	0	0	1	0	2	0	18/27 67%	7.3

Defensas

Jugador	Min	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
27Reed Baker-Whiting	90'	1	1	0	2	5	2	43/47 91%	8.8
31Andy Nájar	83'	1	0	1	1	2	0	40/45 89%	8.1
4Jeisson Palacios	90'	0	5	2	1	6	3	69/76 91%	7.9
3Maxwell Woledzi	90'	0	6	0	2	4	3	59/62 95%	7.7
22Josh BauerS	1'	0	2	0	0	1	1	0/0	6.2
2Daniel LovitzS	7'	0	1	0	0	1	1	1/4 25%	6.1

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
7Cristian Espinoza	89'	1	1	4	0	2	4	0	31/38 82%	9.0
10Hany MukhtarC	89'	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	39/42 93%	7.6
16Matthew Corcoran	90'	0	0	2	0	6	9	4	75/86 87%	7.5
11Elias Saad	68'	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	17/20 85%	6.7
8Patrick Yazbek	83'	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	39/40 98%	6.5
19Alex MuylS	1'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0/1 0%	6.0
20Edvard TagsethS	7'	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7/9 78%	6.0
14Shak MohammedS	22'	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7/7 100%	6.0

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
9Sam Surridge	90'	1	0	3	2	1	0	4	11/11 100%	8.2

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Chris Brady	90'	0	0	3	3	0	1	20/31 65%	5.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
32Noah Allen	90'	4	0	0	2	0	44/49 90%	6.5
3Jack ElliottC	90'	8	0	2	4	3	38/45 84%	6.4
24Jonathan Dean	79'	3	2	0	3	0	23/30 77%	6.2
15Andrew Gutman	90'	2	0	1	3	1	21/24 88%	5.8
12Puso DithejaneS	22'	0	0	1	1	0	7/8 88%	6.9
22Mauricio PinedaS	11'	0	1	0	1	0	20/21 95%	6.2

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
11Philip Zinckernagel	90'	1	2	6	2	1	26/31 84%	7.0
35Sergio Oregel Jr.	75'	0	2	5	1	0	41/45 91%	6.9
17Robin Lod	68'	2	1	3	3	0	16/17 94%	6.7
7Maren Haile-Selassie	68'	1	0	1	2	0	19/19 100%	6.5
42Djé D'Avilla	79'	0	1	4	9	1	31/38 82%	6.5
23Anzor MekvabishviliS	15'	1	0	1	1	1	19/22 86%	6.4

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
9Robert Lewandowski	90'	3	3	8	11/16 69%	6.0
19Jonathan BambaS	22'	1	0	1	11/13 85%	6.2
18Johan GómezS	11'	0	0	0	6/7 86%	6.1

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

NSHCHI

99 Schwake 4 Palacios

27 Baker-Whiting 3 Woledzi

16 Corcoran

9 Surridge 1 Brady 32 Allen 15 Gutman

3 Elliott

11 Zinckernagel 9 Lewandowski

Nashville SC

B.J. CallaghanHead coach

Brian Schwake99 · POR

Jeisson Palacios4 · DEF

Andy Nájar31 · DEF83'

Reed Baker-Whiting27 · DEF

Maxwell Woledzi3 · DEF

Hany Mukhtar10 · MED90+1'

Cristian Espinoza7 · MED90+1'

Elias Saad11 · MED68'

Matthew Corcoran16 · MED

Patrick Yazbek8 · MED83'

Sam Surridge9 · DEL

Substitutes

Shak Mohammed14 · SUB68'

Edvard Tagseth20 · SUB83'

Daniel Lovitz2 · SUB83'

Alex Muyl19 · SUB90+1'

Josh Bauer22 · SUB90+1'

Jack Maher5 · SUB

Ahmed Qasem37 · SUB

Bryan Acosta6 · SUB

Joe Willis1 · SUB

Chicago Fire FC

Gregg BerhalterHead coach

Chris Brady1 · POR

Noah Allen32 · DEF

Andrew Gutman15 · DEF

Jonathan Dean24 · DEF79'

Jack Elliott3 · DEF

Robin Lod17 · MED68'

Djé D'Avilla42 · MED79'

Sergio Oregel Jr.35 · MED75'

Maren Haile-Selassie7 · MED68'

Philip Zinckernagel11 · MED

Robert Lewandowski9 · DEL

Substitutes

Jonathan Bamba19 · SUB68'

Puso Dithejane12 · SUB68'

Anzor Mekvabishvili23 · SUB75'

Mauricio Pineda22 · SUB79'

Johan Gómez18 · SUB79'

Josh Cohen44 · SUB

Dawid Poreba29 · SUB

Sam Rogers5 · SUB

Leonardo Barroso2 · SUB

Win chance

54%Nashville SCwhat happened

NSH 54%Draw 25%CHI 21%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Cristian Espinoza

Nashville SC · MF

9.0

Min89'Goals1Ast.1Passes82%

Best performers

Stadium

GEODIS Park

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Asistencia 25,521Capacidad 30,000

Referee

Lorenzo Hernandez

VAR: Timothy Ford

Table

#	Major League Soccer	MP	Pts
1	Nashville SC	30	67
2	Inter Miami CF	30	55
3	New England Revolution	30	52
4	Chicago Fire FC	30	48
5	Charlotte FC	30	47
6	Philadelphia Union	30	46
7	Orlando City SC	30	41
8	New York Red Bulls	30	36
9	FC Cincinnati	29	36
10	Toronto FC	30	36
11	Columbus Crew	30	35
12	New York City FC	30	34
13	D.C. United	29	33
14	Atlanta United	30	30
15	CF Montréal	30	25

#	Major League Soccer	MP	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	30	55
2	St. Louis City SC	30	51
3	FC Dallas	30	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	30	48
5	Houston Dynamo FC	30	47
6	Los Angeles Football Club	31	46
7	Seattle Sounders FC	30	42
8	LA Galaxy	31	40
9	Colorado Rapids	30	39
10	Real Salt Lake	30	36
11	Portland Timbers	30	34
12	San Diego	30	34
13	Minnesota United FC	30	34
14	Austin FC	30	31
15	Sporting Kansas City	30	22