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Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire: result 5-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 17Kick-off on July 18, 2021 at 12:30 AM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville SC
5-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire?

Nashville SC won 5-1 on July 18, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 10′H. MukhtarNashville SC
  • 13′H. MukhtarNashville SC
  • 16′H. MukhtarNashville SC
  • 39′C. SapongNashville SC
  • 47′I. AlisedaChicago Fire
  • 62′B. AnungaNashville SC

Official lineup for Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nashville SC

3-4-1-2
  1. 17C. Sapong
  2. 27B. Anunga
  1. 8R. Leal
  1. 10H. Mukhtar
  2. 6D. McCarty
  3. 18D. Nealis
  4. 5J. Maher
  1. 4D. Romney
  2. 2D. Lovitz
  3. 3J. Anibaba
  1. 1J. Willis

Chicago Fire

3-4-2-1
  1. 7I. Aliseda
  1. 21F. Herbers
  2. 27R. Berić
  1. 10Álvaro Medrán
  2. 11P. Frankowski
  3. 6M. Navarro
  4. 20W. Omsberg
  1. 22M. Pineda
  2. 2B. Sekulić
  3. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 1R. Shuttleworth
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nashville SC have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; Chicago Fire have 4, 2 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nashville SC
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 9, 2021Atlanta United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2021Philadelphia Union(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jun 27, 2021CF Montreal(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2021Toronto FC(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2021New York Red Bulls(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 8, 2021Orlando City SC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2021Atlanta United FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jun 27, 2021Philadelphia Union(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2021FC Cincinnati(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2021Columbus Crew(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Nashville SC wins, 1 draw, 0 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2020Nashville SC 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire on Nov 1, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Nashville SC score 1.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nashville SC1.31.076/156/15
Chicago Fire1.31.736/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Nashville SC sit 1st in Major League Soccer (70 points from 31 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (51 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Nashville SC312173662370
4Chicago Fire3115610554651

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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