📏 Form Guide

Nashville

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Nashville will be hoping for a better result following a 3-0 MLS defeat last time out to Seattle Sounders FC.

In that match, Nashville had 52% possession and 12 shots at goal with 8 on target. Seattle Sounders FC got 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. Danny Musovski (19'), Pedro de la Vega (30') and Paul Rothrock (34') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.

It has not been often in recent times where Nashville haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Nashville have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 9 goals in the process. Nonetheless, we must now wait to see if the trend might be replicated here in this game.

Chicago Fire

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After being beaten in their last game against FC Cincinatti in MLS action, Chicago Fire and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Chicago Fire managed 57% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Chicago Fire, goals were scored by Hugo Cuypers (31') and Brian Gutiérrez (85'). At the other end, FC Cincinnati got 14 shots on goal with 9 on target. Evander (9', 71') and Kévin Denkey (42') scored for FC Cincinatti.

The stats tell the story, and Chicago Fire have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in all. In defence, Chicago Fire have been far from perfect.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 18/07/2021 tells us that Nashville have won 4 of these games & Chicago Fire 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them from Nashville and 2 coming from Men in Red. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league encounter between these sides was MLS match day 48 on 19/10/2024 when the final score was Chicago Fire 0-3 Nashville.

In that match, Chicago Fire managed 49% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

Nashville got 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Alex Muyl (54'), Sam Surridge (87') and Jacob Shaffelburg (91') scored.

The referee was Jon Freemon.

📰 Team News: Nashville

Tyler Boyd (Cruciate ligament tear), Walker Zimmerman (concussion), Bryan Acosta (Hamstring injury) and Maximus Ekk (Knee injury) are unavailable for Nashville manager B.J Callaghan.

It seems likely that Nashville could use a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, utilising Joe Willis, Andy Najar, Jeisson Palacios, Jack Maher, Daniel Lovitz, Patrick Yazbek, Gaston Brugman, Alex Muyl, Hany Mukhtar, Ahmed Qasem and Sam Surridge.

🗞️ Team News: Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire boss Gregg Berhalter has multiple availability issues to deal with. Chase Gasper (Hamstring injury) and David Poreba (Torn ligaments) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We believe Men in Red seem likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation, choosing Chris Brady, Omari Glasgow, Samuel Rogers, Jack Elliott, Andrew Gutman, Sergio Oregel, Mauricio Pineda, Brian Gutierrez, Philip Zinckernagel, Hugo Cuypers and Jonathan Bamba.

🧠 Prediction

In our opinion, Nashville can get the win and a possible clean sheet against Chicago Fire, who may well find it hard to find the back of the net.

Therefore, we are anticipating a 2-0 victory for Nashville come full-time.

Andre Moura, 00:00 27/04/2025