The Coyotes thrashed the Fire when these sides last met.
Chicago Fire are all ready to host Nashville SC in the Eastern Conference fixture of the Major League Soccer 2025 season. The contest will be interesting and is all set to take place at Soldier Field.
Despite being at home, Chicago Fire FC will be low on confidence as they were dominated by Nashville in their last clash against one another. The Fire are in average form this season. They are placed ninth on the Eastern Conference MLS points table.
The Chicago Fire have been a part of 16 matches this season, in which they were able to turn seven of them into victories.
Nashville SC are in fourth place on the league table. They came up with a top performance against the Fire last time. The Coyotes will be looking to repeat the result here.
They are in decent form at the moment. A win can take them closer to the top spot of the Eastern Conference table.
Kick-off:
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Soldier Field
- Date: Sunday, June 15
- Kick-off Time: 06:00 IST/ 01:30 GMT [Saturday, June 14: 20:30 ET/ 17:30 PT]
- Referee: TBD
- VAR: In use
Form:
Chicago Fire: W-W-L-W-W
Nashville SC: D-W-W-D-D
Players to Watch
Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire)
The 30-year-old Danish forward is going to play a crucial part in the absence of Hugo Cuypers for the Chicago Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has scored seven goals and has also bagged seven assists in 15 Major League Soccer games this season. He is on a good goal-scoring run as he has scored five goals in the last five matches for his team.
Sam Surridge (Nashville SC)
Sam Surridge is going to play a crucial part in the final third for Nashville SC when they take on the Chicago Fire in the MLS next. The 26-year-old English forward is the top goal scorer for his side in the lead and is going to be a menace to the opponent’s defence. Surridge has 14 goal involvements in 17 league appearances this season.
Match Facts
- Chicago Fire have scored 18 goals in the last five matches.
- Nashville SC are undefeated in their last five matches.
- The Fire are on a two-match winning run.
Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC: Betting Tips and Odds
- Match to end in a draw @14/5 Unibet
- Sam Surridge to score @11/2 bet365
- Goals over 3.5 @11/8 BetVictor
Injury and Team News
Hugo Cuypers, David Poreba, and a couple of other players will be out of action for Chicago Fire as they are injured.
Nashville SC will be without the services of Tyler Boyd, Taylor Washington and two other squad members as they are injured.
Head-to-Head
Total matches: 8
Chicago Fire won: 1
Nashville SC won: 5
Draws: 2
Predicted Lineups
Chicago Fire predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)
Gal (GK); Dean, Gonzalez, Elliott, Gutman; Kouame, Acosta; Haile-Selassie, Zinckernagel, Bamba; Barlow
Nashville SC predicted lineup (4-4-2)
Willis (GK); Najar, Zimmerman, Maher, Lovitz; Qasem, Corcoran, Tagseth, Muyl; Mukhtar, Surridge
Match Prediction
Even though the Coyotes dominated the proceedings last time around, the Fire are all set to give them a tough fight here. However we predict the Chicago Fire vs Nashville SC MLS 2025 fixture is likely to end in a draw here.
Prediction: Chicago Fire 2-2 Nashville SC
Telecast Details
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