Analysis and prediction for Chicago Fire vs Nashville: A high-scoring match.
The MLS match between Chicago Fire and Nashville will take place at 7:30 AM on June 15th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Chicago Fire vs Nashville
Coach Gregg Berhalter will likely keep the same starting lineup that thrashed DC United 7-1, but Rominigue Kouame will be unavailable due to injury. David Poreba and Chris Mueller remain absent, while Chris Brady and Harold Osorio are on international duty.
In the event Kouame is unavailable, 20-year-old midfielder Sam Williams could be deployed alongside Kellyn Acosta and Philip Zinckernagel – who has scored in five consecutive games, bringing his total to seven goals and six assists in 15 MLS matches this season.
Tom Barlow will continue to play as the central striker after scoring 3 goals in the previous round, while Maren Haile-Selassie and Jonathan Bamba are dangerous attacking players on the wings.
Nashville SC will be without centre-back Walker Zimmermann and forward Jacob Shaffelburg due to international duty, while Tyler Boyd and Julian Gaines are sidelined with injuries.
Sam Surridge – who has scored five goals in his last three games and now has 11 goals in MLS this season – will continue to lead the attack. He is second only to one other player in goals scored across both conferences. Hany Mukhtar is also a major threat with seven goals and six assists in 17 games.
Edvard Tagseth, Matthew Corcoran, and Alex Muyl will continue to play in midfield, while Jeison Palacios is likely to partner Jack Maher in central defense in the absence of Zimmermann.
Latest predicted lineups for Chicago Fire vs Nashville
Chicago Fire:
Gal; Dean, Gonzalez, Elliott, Gutman; Williams, Zinckernagel, Acosta; Haile-Selassie, Barlow, Bamba
Nashville SC:
Willis; Najar, Maher, Palacios, Lovitz; Tagseth, Corcoran, Muyl; Qasem, Surridge, Mukhtar
Latest football match prediction: Chicago Fire vs Nashville
Chicago Fire will return to action on Saturday aiming to continue their impressive run in MLS, having overcome a slow start to climb into the top nine of the Eastern Conference.
They only managed 13 points from the first 11 rounds of the season, but Fire have won four more games in their last five since mid-May, beating Atlanta United and Charlotte FC respectively, and reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup after a victory over New England Revolution.
That run was halted by a 1-3 defeat away to New York City FC, but Berhalter's side quickly bounced back with a 3-1 victory away at Orlando City – where Philip Zinckernagel opened the scoring early and Hugo Cuypers scored a brace in the first half.
Last week, they continued their winning streak with a resounding 7-1 victory away at DC United, featuring a hat-trick from Tom Barlow and goals from Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, Zinckernagel, and Brian Gutierrez.
That victory propelled Chicago Fire into the top 9, just two points behind the top 7 (Orlando City) and top 6 (New York Red Bulls). They will strive to extend their winning streak to secure a third consecutive league victory and win six of their last seven games across all competitions.
However, a major challenge awaits Fire as their opponent – Nashville SC – has not lost a game in any competition since mid-April.
After missing out on a playoff spot last season, Nashville SC has had a stronger start this year, currently sitting 4th in the Eastern Conference with 29 points from 17 games.
Coach BJ Callaghan's team has only lost four games since the start of the season and is currently on an eight-game unbeaten streak in MLS, and a ten-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. Most recently, they beat Orlando City in the US Open Cup, then defeated Toronto FC away and drew the next two matches.
In both of those draws, Nashville conceded equalizing goals despite taking the lead. Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar gave them a 2-1 lead against Columbus Crew, but the game ended 2-2. Surridge then scored a brace in the first half against New York City FC, but his team conceded the same equalizing goal.
Despite still holding fourth place, Nashville SC will want to return to winning ways to have a chance to overtake FC Cincinnati – who are currently just one point ahead of them – and break into the top three.
Latest Chicago Fire vs Nashville score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Chicago Fire vs Nashvilleas follows:
- Sportsmole:Chicago Fire 2-1 Nashville
- WhoScore:Chicago Fire 1-1 Nashville
- Our newspaper predicts:Chicago Fire 2-2 Nashville
When and where can I watch Chicago Fire vs Nashville live?
To watch the Chicago Fire vs Nashville match live in the MLS league at 7:30 AM on June 15th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
