Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC · MLS
Chicago Fire beat Nashville SC 1-0 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Chicago Fire and Nashville SC met in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, 5 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel 1'. Nashville SC did not score.
How the match went
Nashville SC saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Chicago Fire had 10 shots with 3 on target, Nashville SC 10 with 4 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 1 to Chicago Fire and 3 to Nashville SC. Chicago Fire conceded 19 fouls, Nashville SC 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Chicago Fire, 1 for Nashville SC).
Line-ups
Chicago Fire started in a 4-4-2: C. Brady, L. Barroso, J. Elliott, M. Mbokazi, A. Gutman, P. Zinckernagel, D. T. D'Avilla, A. Salétros, J. Bamba, R. Lod, M. Haile-Selassie.
Nashville SC started in a 4-4-2: B. Schwake, A. Najar, J. Palacios, M. Woledzi, D. Lovitz, C. Espinoza, M. Corcoran, E. S. Tagseth, A. Muyl, H. Mukhtar, S. Surridge.
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Minute by minute
- 1'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by J. Bamba.
- 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC.
- 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC.
Full commentary (37 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC.
- 1'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by J. Bamba.
- 18'Attempt missed. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 26'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 34'Attempt missed. M. Corcoran (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 42'Attempt saved. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 44'Attempt blocked. R. Lod (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Attempt missed. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 50'Attempt saved. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 61'Substitution, Nashville SC: P. Yazbek comes on for M. Corcoran.
- 61'Substitution, Nashville SC: W. Madrigal comes on for A. Muyl.
- 62'Substitution, Chicago Fire: C. Cupps comes on for J. Elliott.
- 65'Attempt saved. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 72'Yellow card for A. Salétros (Chicago Fire).
- 74'Attempt saved. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 77'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 78'Substitution, Nashville SC: R. Baker-Whiting comes on for D. Lovitz.
- 78'Substitution, Nashville SC: A. Qasem comes on for C. Espinoza.
- 78'Yellow card for D. T. D'Avilla (Chicago Fire).
- 78'Attempt blocked. A. Salétros (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Attempt missed. W. Madrigal (Nashville SC), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 80'Yellow card for E. Tagseth (Nashville SC).
- 80'Attempt blocked. S. Surridge (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 81'Substitution, Chicago Fire: J. Shokalook comes on for M. Haile-Selassie.
- 89'Substitution, Nashville SC: W. Pacius comes on for E. Tagseth.
- 90'Attempt saved. J. Palacios (Nashville SC), header. xG 0.19.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Chicago Fire: V. Radojević comes on for P. Zinckernagel.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. W. Madrigal (Nashville SC), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. J. Palacios (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 90+8'Attempt blocked. W. Pacius (Nashville SC), header. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 1-0 Nashville SC.