Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire Prediction: Nashville are good but Chicago are not bad either

With 10 matches played already this season, Nashville and Chicago Fire are on opposite sides of the table. Nashville SC are 4th in the eastern conference, with 15 points, while Chicago Fire are 11th with 11 points but with one game in hand. In this match, Nashville SC welcomes Chicago Fire to the Geodis Park for the 12th match of the season. Nashville are playing good football at the moment and are currently on a 3 match unbeaten streak. And Chicago Fire have similar results, but they will need to put in the extra effort to recover from the 1-1 draw at home last week against the New York Red Bulls.

A few weeks ago Nashville SC were struggling to get positive results. But they seem to have found some stability in their last 3 games. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In the MLS, Nashville SC has 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats after 10 matches. They are 4th on the eastern conference table with 15 points and a goal ratio of 11:6.

Nashville recorded their second win in a row last week when they faced Atlanta United at home. Nahsville were first to draw blood in the 36th minute through Fafa Picault. In the second half, they grabbed the second through Teal Bunbury in the 56th minute. The Red Bulls got a chance to get back into the game, after Thiago Almada scored from the spot in the 72nd minute, but Jacob Shaffelburg put the worries to bed with Nashville’s third goal in the 91st minute.

Team streak: no losses (3), less than 2.5 goals (8/10), less than 4.5 cards (5/5).

Chicago Fire are doing fine at the moment and they are in the right shape for this match. In their last 5 games they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. And in the MLS, they have 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in 9 games. They are ranked 11th on the eastern conference table, with 11 points from 9 matches played and a goal ratio of 13:13.

Chicago Fire were pegged to a 1-1 draw against New York Red Bulls last week. Chicago Fire was first to take the lead through Kei Kamara’s goal in the 34th minute and into the break. They looked like they were going to see the win through till the end but Cory Burke snatched a goal for New York Red Bulls in the 89th minute to earn them a point. Chicago Fire had 48% possession, 4 shots on target and 0 corner kicks played.

Team streak: more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (4/5), first to score (4/5), first half winner (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

The head to head record shows just about 4 games played between Chicago Fire and Nashville SC. Both Chicago Fire and Nashville SC had 1 win each and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Nashville have not lost the last 3 meetings with Chicago Fire.

• Nashville (4-3-1-2): Joe Willis, Shaq Moore, Walker Zimmerman, Jack Maher, Daniel Lovitz, Anibal Godoy, Dax McCarthy, Alex Muyi, Hany Mukhtar, Fafa Picault, Teal Bunbury.
• Chicago Fire (4-2-3-1): Chris Brady, Arnaud Souquet, Carlos Teran, Rafael Czichos, Miguel Navarro, Federico Navarro, Gaston Gimenez, Maren Haile-Selassie, Brian Gutierrez, Chris Mueller, Kei Kamara.

Analysis of Nashville SC shows in 10 matches played they scored 11 and conceded 6. They score an average of 1.1 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They create an average of 0.9 chances per game and miss an average of 0.3 chances per game. They take an average of 10.8 shots per game and an average of 4.4 shots on target per game. They play an average of 5.3 corners per game and kept 5 clean sheets. They concede an average of 0.6 goals per game.

Analysis of Nashville SC shows in 9 matches played they scored 13 and conceded 13. They score an average of 1.4 goals per game and have a 12% conversion rate. They create an average of 1.7 chances per game and miss an average of 1.2 chances per game. They take an average of 12.2 shots per game and an average of 3.0 shots on target per game. They play an average of 4.7 corners per game and kept 1 clean sheet. They concede an average of 1.4 goals per game.

Based on Analysis, we suggest

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.87 Odds