Comments and predictions for Chicago Fire vs Nashville: Explosion of goals
The match between Chicago Fire vs Nashville in MLS takes place at 7:30 am on June 15. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Chicago Fire vs Nashville team information
Coach Gregg Berhalter is likely to stick with the same starting lineup that destroyed DC United 7-1, but Rominigue Kouame is out injured. David Poreba and Chris Mueller remain absent, while Chris Brady and Harold Osorio are on international duty.
In the event that Kouame does not play, 20-year-old midfielder Sam Williams could be lined up 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 games this season.
Tom Barlow will continue to play up front after scoring three goals in the previous round, while Maren Haile-Selassie and Jonathan Bamba are dangerous attacking elements on the wings.
Nashville SC is without center back Walker Zimmermann and forward Jacob Shaffelburg due to international duty, while Tyler Boyd and Julian Gaines are out with injuries.
Sam Surridge – who has scored five goals in his last three games and now has 11 in MLS this season – will continue to lead the line, trailing only one player in the league for goals in both competitions. Hany Mukhtar is also a 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 at centre-back in the absence of Zimmermann.
Latest expected lineup 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 commentary Chicago Fire vs Nashville
Chicago Fire return to action on Saturday looking to continue their impressive run of form in MLS, overcoming a slow start to the season to break into the top nine of the Eastern Conference.
They have only won 13 points after the first 11 rounds this season, but the Fire have won four more games in the last five rounds since mid-May, beating Atlanta United and Charlotte FC respectively, and reaching the US Open Cup quarterfinals after a win over New England Revolution.
That run was halted by a 3-1 defeat at New York City FC, but Berhalter's side bounced back with a 3-1 win at Orlando City – where Philip Zinckernagel opened the scoring early and Hugo Cuypers scored twice in the first half.
Last week, they continued their winning streak with a 7-1 win away to DC United, with Tom Barlow getting a hat-trick and goals from Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, Zinckernagel and Brian Gutierrez.
That win moved Chicago Fire up to the top 9 and just 2 points away from the top 7 (Orlando City) and the top 6 (New York Red Bulls). They will try to extend their streak to a third consecutive win in the league and win 6/7 of their most recent matches in all competitions.
However, a big challenge awaits the Fire as their opponents – Nashville SC – have not lost a match in all competitions since mid-April.
After missing out on a playoff spot last season, Nashville SC has had a stronger start this year, currently sitting fourth in the Eastern Conference with 29 points from 17 games.
BJ Callaghan's side have lost just four games this season and are unbeaten in eight MLS games and 10 in all competitions. Most recently, they beat Orlando City in the US Open Cup, then beat Toronto FC away and drew their next two games.
In both of those draws, Nashville conceded equalizers after taking the lead. Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar gave them a 2-1 lead over Columbus Crew but the game ended 2-2, then Surridge scored twice in the first half against New York City FC but the team was held to a draw by the same score.
Despite still holding on to fourth place, Nashville SC will want to get back on track to have a chance to overtake FC Cincinnati – who are just one point ahead of them – and break into the top three.
Latest Chicago Fire vs Nashville score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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 to watch Chicago Fire vs Nashville live?
To watch live the Chicago Fire vs Nashville match in the MLS tournament taking place at 7:30 on June 15, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish viewers have fun watching football.
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