Chicago Fire v Nashville SC result

Full-time · Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 09 Jul 2023 01:30 BST · Soldier Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC — Chicago Fire won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Chicago Fire beat Nashville SC 1–0 at Soldier Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 9 July. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Nashville SC out-shot Chicago Fire 18 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.09 xG to 0.62 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Chicago Fire led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Chicago Fire: Fabian Herbers (34’, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie).

Discipline

P. Lauziere showed three yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chicago Fire: K. Kamara (81’); Nashville SC: R. Leal (37’) and D. Lovitz (86’).

What it changes

Chicago Fire have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire) 7.1, D. McCarty (Nashville SC) 5.6 and S. Moore (Nashville SC) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Chicago Fire next travel to Atlanta United FC on 24 October 2026.

Nashville SC next travel to CF Montreal on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chicago Fire: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Nashville SC: CF Montreal v Nashville SC, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Soldier Field · Chicago, Illinois
Referee: P. Lauziere
Head-to-head (last 4): Chicago Fire 0 · draws 2 · Nashville SC 2 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Chicago Fire 2W 0D 3L · Nashville SC 2W 1D 2L

Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 5.17

Corners

against 8.17 / 3 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 5.33 / 4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.17 / 2.5

Cards

against 2 / 1.83 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · P. Lauziere

1.5 home / 2.14 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 July 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 July 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chicago Fire for / against	Line	Nashville SC for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 8.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.5 for · 17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.67 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.83 for · 15.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 9.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: P. Lauziere — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24 fouls over 14 matches (1.5 to the home side, 2.14 to the away side).

Home 1.5Away 2.14

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
F. Navarro n 8	78.5	2.3 7/6	0.9 5/1	—
B. Gutierrez n 8	67.4	2 7/4	2.3 7/3	—
Fabian Herbers n 8	54.1	1.9 5/4	1.9 3/2	—
A. Souquet n 8	75	1.8 7/4	2 6/2	—
G. Koutsias n 8	30.9	1.8 3/1	1.1 3/0	—

Chicago Fire — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Kamara n 8	55.8	2.6 8/4	1.6 6/1
K. Przybyłko n 8	51	1.3 4/2	0.7 2/1
J. Torres n 8	42.6	1.3 4/1	0.5 2/0
G. Koutsias n 8	30.9	1.1 2/1	0.7 2/0
R. Czichos n 8	73.4	0.8 5/0	0.2 1/0

Chicago Fire — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Koutsias n 8	30.9	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Haile-Selassie n 8	56	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	73.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Kamara n 8	55.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Fabian Herbers n 8	54.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Chicago Fire — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alonso Aceves n 8	52.9	3.2 7/6
J. Dean n 8	45.1	3 4/3
F. Navarro n 8	78.5	2.9 7/6
B. Gutierrez n 8	67.4	2.2 8/2
A. Souquet n 8	75	2.1 7/4

Chicago Fire — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Brady n 8	82.5	3.5 7/6
Spencer Richey n 5	84	1.9 3/1

Nashville SC

Nashville SC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Zubak n 8	17.4	3.2 4/1	1.3 2/0	—
A. Muyl n 8	68.8	2.6 8/5	2.1 7/2	—
L. Haakenson n 8	24.6	2.3 3/1	3.7 4/2	—
Teal Bunbury n 8	76.6	2.1 8/3	1.5 6/4	—
R. Leal n 8	43	1.8 4/2	1 4/0	—

Nashville SC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Mukhtar n 8	89.6	3.5 8/8	2.4 8/4
Fafà Picault n 8	54.1	2.3 5/4	1.5 4/3
Teal Bunbury n 8	76.6	1.3 4/3	0.3 2/0
R. Leal n 8	43	1.3 4/1	1 3/1
E. Zubak n 8	17.4	1.3 2/0	0 0/0

Nashville SC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Mukhtar n 8	89.6	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
R. Leal n 8	43	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
Fafà Picault n 8	54.1	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
D. Lovitz n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
D. McCarty n 8	76.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Nashville SC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Greguš n 8	19	4.7 4/2
Tah Anunga n 8	19.1	4.1 4/1
S. Moore n 8	82	2.9 8/6
Taylor Washington n 8	20.6	2.7 4/1
R. Leal n 8	43	2.6 5/2

Nashville SC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Willis n 8	90	3.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chicago Fire		Nashville SC
42%	Possession	58%
0.62	Expected goals (xG)	2.09
6	Shots	18
1	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	10
1	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	0
355	Passes	489
81%	Pass accuracy	84%

Chicago Fire player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Brady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Pineda	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.6
R. Czichos	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
M. Navarro	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Fabian Herbers	90	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.6
B. Gutierrez	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
X. Shaqiri	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Dean	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Haile-Selassie	77	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
G. Giménez	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Koutsias	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Teran sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Kamara sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
K. Burks sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Torres sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Alonso Aceves sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Nashville SC player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Willis	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Moore	90	0	0	2	5	0	7.7
L. MacNaughton	90	2	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Maher	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. McCarty	90	0	0	3	4	0	7.9
Teal Bunbury	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Lovitz	87	0	0	0	3	Y	7
R. Leal	87	1	0	1	1	Y	6.5
A. Muyl	71	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Fafà Picault	71	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
Sean Davis	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
H. Mukhtar sub	45	4	1	3	0	0	7.2
J. Greguš sub	19	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Haakenson sub	19	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Zubak sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Taylor Washington sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Chicago Fire v Nashville SC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Chicago FireLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Nashville SCDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Chicago Fire 0 · 2 draws · Nashville SC 2 · 2.75 goals/game

2023-05-07 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire
2021-09-26 Chicago Fire 0–0 Nashville SC
2021-07-18 Nashville SC 5–1 Chicago Fire
2020-11-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Chicago Fire

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Chicago Fire#13 pos40 pts34 pl-12 GD

Nashville SC#7 pos49 pts34 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Chicago Fire scored1.15

Nashville SC scored1.15

Chicago Fire conceded1.5

Nashville SC conceded0.94

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Chicago Fire and Nashville SC?: In their last 4 meetings, Chicago Fire won 0, Nashville SC won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Chicago Fire and Nashville SC?: Recent form — Chicago Fire 2W 0D 3L; Nashville SC 2W 1D 2L.

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