{"id":49841,"date":"2026-09-14T06:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=49841"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:30:33","slug":"match-preview-nashville-sc-vs-chicago-fire-09-19-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-nashville-sc-vs-chicago-fire-09-19-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nashville SC<\/a> host Chicago Fire<\/a> at Nashville SC Stadium on Saturday, September 19 (9:30 PM ET \/ 8:30 PM CT \/ 6:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nashville SC should still be able to call on Sam Surridge<\/a> and Hany Mukhtar, responsible for 15 and 10 goals respectively this season, as the East’s pace-setters look to make home advantage count at Geodis Park. Chicago Fire will lean on Robert Lewandowski through the middle, with Maren Haile-Selassie and Philip Zinckernagel supplying the creativity \u2014 the pair have combined for 36 and 51 chances created respectively this season.<\/p>\n

Nashville’s +29 goal difference in the East dwarfs Chicago’s +10, and with Surridge and Mukhtar both firing, Geodis Park has been a tough watch for visiting defenses. Chicago carry enough going forward through Haile-Selassie and Zinckernagel to get on the scoresheet, but this reads as one where Nashville’s superior quality tells in a tight, two-goal margin.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n