Match Centre: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire
Player of the match Cristian Espinoza 8.0
GolVolt rating 2.5GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 33' Surridge, 1:0The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 54% to 78% (Nashville SC).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+5' · 3:0Nashville SC 95%draw 4%Chicago Fire 1%
90+5' · 3:0xG Nashville SC 2.38xG Chicago Fire 1.00
90+5' · 3:0Last 10 minutes: Chicago Fire pressing (4:1 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 78′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 78′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 0.9 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places. Stakes: 9.3 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 3.0 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 2.5more watchable than 25% of MLS matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
Highlights
Nashville SC vs. Chicago Fire FC | Full Match Highlights | FIRST Audi MLS Cup PLAYOFF SPOT CLINCHED!
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How the match went
3 goals2 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 33' Goal: Sam Surridgeright foot · assist: Baker-Whiting1:0
- 36' Hany Mukhtaryellow card · foul
- Half-time · 1:0
- 57' Jack Elliottyellow card · foul
- 68' 2 substitutionsBamba for LodDithejane for Haile-Selassie
- 68' SubstitutionMohammed for Saad
- 75' SubstitutionMekvabishvili for Oregel
- 78' Goal: Cristian Espinozaright foot · assist: Nájar2:0
- 79' 2 substitutionsGómez for DeanPineda for D'Avilla
- 83' 2 substitutionsLovitz for NájarTagseth for Yazbek
- 87' Goal: Hany Mukhtarright foot · assist: Espinoza3:0
- 90+1' 2 substitutionsBauer for EspinozaMuyl for Mukhtar
- Full-time · 3:0
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Nashville SC
Chicago Fire
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Nashville SC
- 1 Joe Willis GK —
- 2 Daniel Lovitz DEF on
- 5 Jack Maher DEF —
- 22 Josh Bauer DEF on
- 6 Bryan Acosta MID —
- 14 Ishaq Mohammed MID on
- 19 Alex Muyl MID on
- 20 Edvard Tagseth MID on
- 37 Ahmed Qasem ATT —
Chicago Fire
- 44 Josh Cohen GK —
- 2 Leonardo Barroso DEF —
- 5 Sam Rogers DEF —
- 22 Mauricio Pineda DEF on
- 23 Anzor Mekvabishvili MID on
- 29 David Poreba MID —
- 12 Puso Dithejane ATT on
- 18 Johan Gómez ATT on
- 19 Jonathan Bamba ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- GEODIS Park
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Nashville SC Cristian Espinoza
- 2. place · Nashville SC Sam Surridge
- 3. place · Nashville SC Reed Baker-Whiting
Nashville SC
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Pro analysis
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Nashville SC · 2 out
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Xavier Valdez Suspended
since 5 Jun 2025 · 63 matches missed
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Warren Madrigal Injured
since 2 Aug · return date unknown · 10 matches missed · Knock
Chicago Fire · 2 out
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André Franco Injured
since 2 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 40 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury
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Mbekezeli Mbokazi Injured
since 21 Jul · return date unknown · 14 matches missed · Knock
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.