Better Chances
Nashville SC
Nashville SC did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.16 xG per attempt against 0.10.
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Opponent
- 0.10
- Shots
- 13 v 10
Major League Soccer · Matchday 26Nashville SC
S. Surridge 33'
C. Espinoza 78'
H. Mukhtar 87'
3 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Chicago Fire
Major League Soccer
Matchday 26Nashville SC3–0Chicago Fire
2.07
Expected goals
0.96
33′78′87′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NAS 2.07, CF 0.96.
Match report
Nashville SC 3-0 Chicago Fire
Nashville SC were far too strong for Chicago Fire 3-0 at Geodis Park in Major League Soccer. Surridge opened the scoring for Nashville SC on 33', Espinoza made it 2-0 to Nashville SC on 78' and Mukhtar made it 3-0 to Nashville SC on 87'.
Expected goals finished Nashville SC 2.07, Chicago Fire 0.96. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Nashville SC held 56.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Nashville SC graded out for better chances — 0.16 xg per shot and 13 v 10 shots. Chicago Fire graded out for box occupation — 8 of 10 shots in the box and 0.10 xg per shot.
Cristian Espinoza came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Nashville SC from 1 goal, 1 assist and 4 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
56%Possession44%
13Shots10
2.07xG0.96
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Nashville SC scored on 87′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 87′
Timeline
S. Surridge — assist: R. Baker-Whiting
⚽33'
Hany Mukhtar
Foul
🟨36'
Half-time
🟨57'
Jack Elliott
Foul
🔄68'
J. Bamba ↑ R. Lod ↓
🔄68'
P. Dithejane ↑ M. Haile-Selassie ↓
S. Mohammed ↑ E. Saad ↓
🔄69'
🔄75'
A. Mekvabishvili ↑ S. Oregel ↓
C. Espinoza — assist: A. Najar
⚽78'
🔄79'
M. Pineda ↑ D. D'Avilla ↓
🔄79'
J. Gomez ↑ J. Dean ↓
D. Lovitz ↑ A. Najar ↓
🔄83'
E. Tagseth ↑ P. Yazbek ↓
🔄83'
H. Mukhtar — assist: C. Espinoza
⚽87'
J. Bauer ↑ C. Espinoza ↓
🔄90+1'
A. Muyl ↑ H. Mukhtar ↓
🔄90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueGeodis Park, Nashville
RefereeL. Hernandez
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 26
StatusMatch Finished