The Group Stage of the 2026 MLS sees Nashville SC and Chicago Fire collide on 2026-09-20 at 02:30 GMT.
In the past meeting, Mario Barcena leads 1-0 over B. Callaghan, with no draws.
Nashville SC is missing 1 player: W. Madrigal (Lower-Body Injury) whereas Chicago Fire are missing 3 players: A. Franco (Knee Injury), M. Mbokazi (Lower-Body Injury), A. Saletros (Lower-Body Injury).
We're predicting Nashville SC to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Chicago Fire are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
Nashville SC were held to a 2-2 draw with Inter Miami, and Chicago Fire then lost 1-2 to New England.
Nashville SC look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Chicago Fire have 0-3-2 in the same span.
Dominance for Nashville SC: across 10 clashes, they've won 6 games and only lost 2 games to Chicago Fire, with 2 stalemates.
We predict Nashville SC to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (11-1-0) and 3.00 goals/game.
Nashville SC is going head to head with Chicago Fire on 20/9/2026 01:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nashville SC v Chicago Fire H2H statistics!