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

Full Time

2024

Nashville SCEastern Conference · 1.

19 SEPT

1:0

Chicago FireEastern Conference · 5.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal19'

Sam Surridge (assist: Hany Mukhtar) 1-0

Man of the match

Maren Haile-SelassieChicago Fire7.5

Expected goals (xG)

Nashville SCxGChicago Fire

0.540.68

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Venue

GEODIS Park30,000 seats

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Conditions

Weatherfew clouds
RefereeRubiel Vazquez
1st AssistantRyan Graves
2nd AssistantChristian Clerc
4th OfficialFilip Dujic

Pressure index

Nashville SCChicago Fire

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal19'

Sam Surridge (assist: Hany Mukhtar) 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card21'

Aníbal Godoy · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card26'

Daniel Lovitz · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Allan Arigoni · Out: Tom Barlow · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Brian Gutiérrez · Out: Kellyn Acosta · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Jonathan Pérez · Out: Teal Bunbury · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Patrick Yazbek · Out: Aníbal Godoy · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card64'

Wyatt Omsberg · Foul

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Chris Mueller · Out: Arnaud Souquet · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Justin Reynolds · Out: Ariel Lassiter · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Forster Ajago · Out: Hany Mukhtar · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Sean Davis · Out: Tah Anunga · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Jonathan Dean · Out: Wyatt Omsberg · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Forster Ajago · Argument

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Patrick Yazbek · Foul

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Josh Bauer · Out: Alex Muyl · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Joe Willis · Time wasting

Ball positions

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Commentary

That's the end. The match concludes - Nashville SC triumphs over Chicago Fire FC with a score of 1-0.
90+5′The second half has concluded - Nashville SC leads with a score of 1, leaving Chicago Fire FC with 0.
90+3′Opportunity squandered. Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC attempts a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Giorgos Koutsias.
90+1′The referee's assistant has declared an additional 4 minutes of playtime.
90+1′Joe Willis of Nashville SC has been handed a yellow card.
90+1′Sam Surridge of Nashville SC successfully earned a defensive free kick.
90+1′Brian Gutiérrez of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
89′Justin Reynolds of Chicago Fire FC has earned a free kick on the left flank.
89′Patrick Yazbek from Nashville SC has committed a foul.
88′Player change - Nashville SC. Josh Bauer is replacing Alex Muyl.
85′Forster Ajago of Nashville SC has been issued a yellow card.
85′Patrick Yazbek of Nashville SC has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
85′Patrick Yazbek from Nashville SC commits a foul.
85′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has earned an offensive free kick.
84′Opportunity squandered. Allan Arigoni of Chicago Fire FC attempts a shot from over 35 yards with his right foot, but it goes wide to the left. The assist was from Chris Mueller.
83′Opportunity squandered. Gastón Giménez of Chicago Fire FC takes a shot with his left foot from over 35 yards out, but the ball sails high from a free kick.
83′Sean Davis from Nashville SC is penalized for a handball.
80′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean is replacing Wyatt Omsberg.
76′Player change - Nashville SC. Sean Davis is brought in to replace Brian Anunga.
76′Player switch - Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar, due to an injury, is being replaced by Forster Ajago.
76′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
75′Match pause - Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC is injured.
75′Opportunity squandered. Jonathan Pérez from Nashville SC attempts a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails over the goal. The assist was provided by Patrick Yazbek.
74′Attempt obstructed. Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Shaq Moore.
72′Allan Arigoni of Chicago Fire FC has committed a foul.
72′Alex Muyl from Nashville SC has secured a free kick on the left flank.
70′Patrick Yazbek from Nashville SC has committed a foul.
70′Chris Mueller of Chicago Fire FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
69′Player swap - Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds is coming on for Arnaud Souquet.
69′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Ariel Lassiter makes way for Chris Mueller.
68′Missed chance. Allan Arigoni - Chicago Fire FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross after corner.
68′Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, resulting from a deflection off Walker Zimmerman.
66′Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, due to Brian Anunga's defensive play.
64′Wyatt Omsberg of Chicago Fire FC has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
64′Jonathan Pérez of Nashville SC has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
64′Wyatt Omsberg of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
63′Player Swap - Nashville SC. Jonathan Pérez is coming on to replace Teal Bunbury.
63′Player change - Nashville SC. Patrick Yazbek is coming on to replace Aníbal Godoy.
63′Walker Zimmerman of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
63′Fabian Herbers of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
60′Offside - Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury is in offside.
57′Gastón Giménez - Chicago Fire FC - won a free kick in attack.
57′Fouled by Aníbal Godoy - Nashville SC
53′Fouled by Gastón Giménez - Chicago Fire FC
53′Aníbal Godoy - Nashville SC - won a free kick on the right wing.
51′Fouled by Ariel Lassiter - Chicago Fire FC
51′Aníbal Godoy - Nashville SC - won a free kick in defence.
51′Sam Surridge - Nashville SC - won a free kick in defence.
51′Fouled by Brian Gutiérrez - Chicago Fire FC
45′Player swap - Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez comes in for Kellyn Acosta.
45′Player change - Chicago Fire FC. Allan Arigoni is replacing Tom Barlow.
45′The second half kicks off with Nashville SC leading Chicago Fire FC by 1-0.
45+2′The first half concludes with Nashville SC leading 1-0 against Chicago Fire FC.
45+2′New attacking attempt. Hany Mukhtar - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Daniel Lovitz.
45+1′The fourth referee has declared an additional 2 minutes of playtime.
44′Attempt thwarted. Ariel Lassiter of Chicago Fire FC's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is intercepted. Assisted by Giorgos Koutsias.
44′Shot blocked. Sam Surridge - Nashville SC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
43′Corner - Nashville SC. Conceded by Tobias Salquist.
41′Tobias Salquist - Chicago Fire FC - won a free kick in defence.
41′Fouled by Sam Surridge - Nashville SC
37′New attacking attempt. Gastón Giménez - Chicago Fire FC - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
37′New attacking attempt. Tom Barlow - Chicago Fire FC - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Maren Haile-Selassie.
35′Teal Bunbury commits a foul - Nashville SC.
35′Ariel Lassiter of Chicago Fire FC has earned a free kick on the left flank.
34′Maren Haile-Selassie of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
34′Alex Muyl - Nashville SC - won a free kick on the left wing.
30′Sam Surridge from Nashville SC has committed a handball offense.
29′Opportunity squandered. Giorgos Koutsias of Chicago Fire FC attempts a right-footed shot from the heart of the box, but it sails over the bar. The assist came from a cross by Maren Haile-Selassie.
27′Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
27′Giorgos Koutsias of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
26′Daniel Lovitz of Nashville SC has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
26′Daniel Lovitz of Nashville SC commits a foul.
26′Fabian Herbers of Chicago Fire FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
21′Aníbal Godoy of Nashville SC has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
21′Maren Haile-Selassie of Chicago Fire FC has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
21′Aníbal Godoy from Nashville SC commits a foul.
19′Goal! Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Sam Surridge - Nashville SC - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
16′Kellyn Acosta of Chicago Fire FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
16′Shaq Moore from Nashville SC commits a foul.
14′Hany Mukhtar of Nashville SC has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
14′Gastón Giménez of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
10′Shaq Moore of Nashville SC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
10′Tom Barlow commits a foul - Chicago Fire FC.
9′Offside - Nashville SC. Sam Surridge has been flagged for offside.
5′Shaq Moore of Nashville SC has earned a free kick on the right flank.
5′Kellyn Acosta of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
5′A new offensive move is underway. Tom Barlow of Chicago Fire FC takes a shot with his left foot from the left flank of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Ariel Lassiter.Penalty
4′Maren Haile-Selassie of Chicago Fire FC commits a handball.
2′Attempt thwarted. Ariel Lassiter of Chicago Fire FC tries a left-footed shot from the left side of the box but it's stopped. The assist came from Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
The initial half of the game commences..

Match statistics

NSHCHI

Possession and passing

37%Possession63%

87%Pass accuracy91%

388Passes640

340Successful Passes588

84Ball Safe86

5Key Passes6

3 more

24Long Passes31

5Substitutions5

10Throw-ins7

Attack

1Goals0

5Shots Total10

2Shots On Target4

1Corners2

17Dangerous Attacks61

3Accurate Crosses7

11 more

69Attacks123

7Dribble Attempts13

3Goal Attempts7

2Offsides0

2Shots Blocked3

4Shots inside the box7

1Shots Off Target5

1Shots outside the box3

25%Successful dribbles75%

1Successful Dribbles3

7Total Crosses27

Defence and discipline

4Saves1

12Tackles14

6Interceptions2

11Fouls13

5Yellow cards1

9Goal Kicks2

Other

5Successful Headers4

6Successful Interceptions13

9Headers9

6Challenges2

1Assists0

2Injuries0

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

The referee

R. VazquezPer-match averages this season · 20 matches · career: 152

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.50	1.70	1.80	3.73
Red cards	0.10	0.10	0.00	0.12
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Penalties	0.25	0.15	0.10	0.26

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

Expected goals (xG)

Nashville SCxGChicago Fire

0.540.68

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.170.07

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.540.68

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.480.55

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.070.13

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.070.06

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.161.42

Starting XI

Chicago FireFormation: 3-5-2 · €12M7/11

Frank Klopas

Nashville SCFormation: 4-3-1-2 · €11M7/11

Brian Joseph Callaghan II

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

Transfer fees

Nashville SC€11Mstarting XI · 7/11€16Mwith bench · 11/20

Chicago Fire€12Mstarting XI · 7/11€21Mwith bench · 9/20

Chicago Fire's starting XI cost €1.4M more.

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

Nashville SC — bench

Patrick YazbekMidfielder · €2.5M (2024)6.8 16

Dru YearwoodMidfielder · €70K (2023)21

Forster AjagoAttacker6.7 22

Josh BauerDefender24

Jonathan PérezMidfielder · €2.5M (2026)6.5 29

Julian GainesDefender30

Elliot PaniccoGoalkeeper44

Brent KallmanDefender54

Sean DavisMidfielder · €96K (2024)6.6

Chicago Fire — bench

Chris MuellerAttacker7.1 17

Brian GutiérrezMidfielder · €4.3M (2026)6.6 18

Spencer RicheyGoalkeeper22

Mauricio PinedaDefender24

Jonathan DeanMidfielder6.7 27

Allan ArigoniDefender7.1 31

Federico NavarroMidfielder · €4.6M (2021)36

Justin ReynoldsDefender6.9 37

Javier CasasMidfielder

Player statistics

Nashville SC starters then subs, by rating

Walker Zimmerman#25 · Defender · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 49/52
Pass accuracy: 94%
Key passes: 0
Long balls (won/total): 4/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 68
Duels (won/total): 4/5
Aerials won: 2

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 9
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Randall Leal🩹 injury · Hip Injury	injury · Hip Injury	22 Sept 2024
Lukas MacNaughton🩹 injury · Surgery	injury · Surgery	17 Oct 2024
Tyler Boyd🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	21 Aug 2025

Player	Reason	Back
Chase Gasper🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	5 Jun 2025
Carlos Terán🩹 injury · Leg Injury	injury · Leg Injury	2 Oct 2024
Andrew Gutman🩹 injury · Leg Injury	injury · Leg Injury	18 Feb 2025
Hugo Cuypers🟥 suspended · Special Leave	suspended · Special Leave	27 Sept 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Nashville SC	1.7557.14%	1.7756.5%
Draw	4.0025%	3.8525.97%
Chicago Fire	4.3323.08%	4.2023.81%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Nashville SC or Draw	1.2083.33%	1.2381.3%
Nashville SC or Chicago Fire	1.2281.83%	1.2580%
Draw or Chicago Fire	2.0050%	1.9850.51%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2083.33%
0–1 goals	–	4.5022.22%
3+ goals	1.6660.02%	1.7058.82%
0–2 goals	2.1546.51%	2.1446.73%
4+ goals	–	2.8535.09%
0–3 goals	–	1.4170.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Nashville SC	2.3043.48%	2.3043.48%
Draw	2.3043.48%	2.3542.55%
Chicago Fire	4.5022.22%	4.1024.39%

Outcome	bet365
NSH → NSH	2.7536.36%
NSH → X	15.006.67%
NSH → CHI	34.002.94%
X → NSH	4.7521.05%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → CHI	9.5010.53%
CHI → NSH	21.004.76%
CHI → X	15.006.67%
CHI → CHI	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.1032.26%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

Outcome	bet365
4+ cards	1.9052.38%
0–3 cards	1.8055.56%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%
0–4 cards	1.6161.92%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	49
1	Nashville SC	26	57
2	New England	26	46
2	Houston Dynamo	26	44
3	Inter Miami	26	46
3	St. Louis City	26	44
4	Charlotte	26	43
4	Dallas	26	44
5	Chicago Fire	25	39
5	SJ Earthquakes	26	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	41
6	Philadelphia Union	26	36
7	Orlando City	26	34
7	Colorado Rapids	26	36
8	New York RB	26	33
8	LA Galaxy	27	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	32
9	Cincinnati	25	33
10	Seattle Sounders	25	32
10	New York City	26	32
11	San Diego	26	31
11	DC United	25	29
12	Austin	26	30
12	Toronto	26	29
13	Real Salt Lake	26	29
13	Columbus Crew	26	26
14	Atlanta United	26	26
14	Minnesota United	26	29
15	Sporting KC	25	18
15	CF Montréal	26	21

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7058.82%	1.6460.98%
No	2.0548.78%	2.1047.62%