Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC

MLS - Regular season 5 Apr 2026, 00:30
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Nashville SC
Nashville SC
🏟 Soldier Field 👤 M. De Oliveira

Match report

Chicago Fire edged past Nashville SC 1-0 in the MLS - Regular season on 5 April 2026.

Nashville SC dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Chicago Fire had 10 shots to Nashville SC's 9.

The match was played at Soldier Field, with M. De Oliveira in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 10 - 9 On target 3 - 4 Corners 1 - 3 Fouls 19 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Philip Zinckernagel
Chicago Fire · 1 goal
8 Mbekezeli Mbokazi captained the side
8 Jonathan Bamba 1 assist
8 Andy Najar 82 passes (87% accurate)
7 Chris Brady 4 saves
First half vs second half
Nashville SC came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 4–7
Shots On Goal 2–0 1–4
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–1 0–2
Attacks 31–60 30–79
Match statistics
1 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
61 Attacks 139
20 Dangerous Attacks 44
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 6
38% Ball Possession 62%
10 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 3
19 Fouls 13
1 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
39% Ball Possession 61%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
374 Passes Total 573
298 Passes Accurate 473
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chicago Fire · 4-4-2
1 C. Brady
2 L. Barroso 3 J. Elliott 4 M. Mbokazi 15 A. Gutman
11 P. Zinckernagel 42 D. D'Avilla 6 A. Salétros 19 J. Bamba
17 R. Lod 7 M. Haile-Selassie
Nashville SC · 4-4-2
99 B. Schwake
31 A. Najar 4 J. Palacios 3 M. Woledzi 2 D. Lovitz
7 C. Espinoza 16 M. Corcoran 20 E. Tagseth 19 A. Muyl
10 H. Mukhtar 9 S. Surridge
Chicago Fire
Coach
Gregg Berhalter
Substitutes
  • 38 Christopher Cupps
  • 20 Jason Shokalook
  • 14 Viktor Radojević
  • 44 Josh Cohen
  • 24 Jonathan Dean
  • 12 Puso Dithejane
  • 22 Mauricio Pineda
  • 35 Sergio Oregel
Nashville SC
Coach
Brian Callaghan
Substitutes
  • 8 Patrick Yazbek
  • 41 Warren Madrigal
  • 37 Ahmed Qasem
  • 27 Reed Baker-Whiting
  • 17 Woobens Pacius
  • 1 Joe Willis
  • 5 Jack Maher
  • 6 Bryan Acosta
  • 22 Thomas Williams
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ W. Madrigal ↓ A. Muyl Nashville SC
  • 61' ↑ P. Yazbek ↓ M. Corcoran Nashville SC
  • 62' ↑ C. Cupps ↓ J. Elliott Chicago Fire
  • 78' ↑ A. Qasem ↓ C. Espinoza Nashville SC
  • 78' ↑ R. Baker-Whiting ↓ D. Lovitz Nashville SC
  • 81' ↑ J. Shokalook ↓ M. Haile-Selassie Chicago Fire
  • 89' ↑ W. Pacius ↓ E. Tagseth Nashville SC
  • 90+1' ↑ V. Radojevic ↓ P. Zinckernagel Chicago Fire
Cards
  • 72' A. Saletros Chicago Fire
  • 78' D. D'Avilla Chicago Fire
  • 80' E. Tagseth Nashville SC
Head-to-head
Chicago Fire 1 2 draws 5 Nashville SC
2026-04-05 Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC 1 - 0
2025-06-15 Chicago vs Nashville 0 - 2
2025-04-27 Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire 7 - 2
2024-10-20 Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC 0 - 3
2024-09-19 Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire 1 - 0
2021-09-26 Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC 0 - 0
Recent form
Chicago Fire D D D D D
Nashville SC D L D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC?
Chicago Fire won 1-0 against Nashville SC on 5 April 2026.
Who won Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC?
Chicago Fire won the match 1-0.
Where was Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC played?
The match was played at Soldier Field.
Who had more possession in Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC?
Nashville SC had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.