Chicago vs Nashville 2025 MLS, Regular Season
Hany Mukhtar, Sam Surridge score to help Nashville blank Fire
Hany Mukhtar scored in the 56th minute and Nashville SC went on to extend its unbeaten streak to nine matches by defeating the host Chicago Fire 2-0 on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 37': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Sergio Oregel (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta replaces Mauricio Pineda.
- 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Andy Nájar replaces Josh Bauer.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 0.
- 56': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
- 63': Omar González (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jonathan Pérez replaces Ahmed Qasem.
- 65': Gastón Brugman (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Leonardo Barroso replaces Jonathan Dean.
- 72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 75': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 2. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Nájar.
- 76': Substitution, Nashville SC. Patrick Yazbek replaces Gastón Brugman.
- 90': Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Nashville SC. Matthew Corcoran replaces Edvard Tagseth.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Nashville SC 2.
Game Information
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 37 | 3 |
| +2 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 33 | 5 |
| +11 | Nashville SC | 18 | 32 | 4 |
| +4 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 31 | 3 |
Statistics
 NSH |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 7 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 388 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 470 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 29 | Clearances | 16 |
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jeff Gal (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 34 | Omar González  |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
| 24 | Jonathan Dean |
| 17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 35 | Sergio Oregel |
| 9 | Hugo Cuypers |
| 19 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
Nashville SC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Maher |
| 4 | Jeisson Palacios |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 22 | Josh Bauer |
| 20 | Edvard Tagseth |
| 7 | Gastón Brugman |
| 9 | Sam Surridge |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| 19 | Alex Muyl |
| 37 | Ahmed Qasem |
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