NSH vs CHI

Nashville SC

7–2

xG 4.53–0.47

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chicago Fire

GEODIS Park

Nashville · Sat 26 Apr, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 30,000

xVerdict

NSH deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with NSH. NSH held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact

NSH led chance quality.

xAnalysis

Open play split 2.84–0.31.

NSHCHI

2.84Open play0.31

1.69Set play0.16

0.11Corners0.12

1.58Penalties0.00

Shot profileFact

CHI shot from poor areas, 8 shots for two big chances.

xAnalysis

NSH worked into better areas, 18 shots for eight big chances.

NSHCHI

Shots

18 – 8

xG / shot

0.25 – 0.06

On target

12 – 5

Inside box

15 – 3

Outside box

3 – 5

Blocked

2 – 2

Woodwork

1 – 1

Big chances

8 – 2

Big missed

3 – 1

KeeperFact

Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact

NSH scored early.

xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 15', and they scored again.

First half

15'Sam Surridge scores from the spot (Penalty).
22'Jeison Palacios scores (header, Hany Mukhtar).
25'Hany Mukhtar scores (left foot shot).
31'Hany Mukhtar scores (right foot shot, Andy Nájar).
37'Djé D'Avilla on, Mauricio Pineda off.
37'Jonathan Dean on, Andrew Gutman off.
42'Yellow, Djé D'Avilla (Foul).
45+7'Yellow, Chris Brady (Argument).
45+9'Sam Surridge scores from the spot (left foot shot).

Second half

46'Tom Barlow on, Jonathan Bamba off.
46'Maren Haile-Selassie on, Brian Gutiérrez off.
50'Sam Surridge scores (left foot shot, Andy Nájar).
51'Yellow, Philip Zinckernagel (Foul).
57'Sam Surridge scores (right foot shot, Andy Nájar).
60'Gastón Brugman on, Edvard Tagseth off.
64'Philip Zinckernagel scores (right foot shot, Maren Haile-Selassie).
65'Yellow, Jack Elliott (Foul).
71'Hugo Cuypers scores (header, Jack Elliott).
72'Jonathan Pérez on, Jacob Shaffelburg off.
73'Teal Bunbury on, Sam Surridge off.
73'Ahmed Qasem on, Alex Muyl off.
76'Christopher Cupps on, Sam Rogers off.
86'Christopher Applewhite on, Jeison Palacios off.

Goal
Yellow card
Red card
Substitution
VAR

Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact

Both started a 4-2-3-1.

xAnalysis

NSH set up 4-2-3-1. CHI set up 4-2-3-1.

NSH · 4-2-3-1CHI · 4-2-3-1

Player ratingsFact

NSH's XI rated higher.

xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.6–6.5. Surridge led the card at 9.9.

NSH


9	Sam Surridge	FW	73	9.9	1
10	Hany Mukhtar	MF	90	9.7	4
31	Andy Nájar	DF	90	8.7	3
4	Jeison Palacios	DF	86	7.6	0
14	Jacob Shaffelburg	MF	72	7.3	3
5	Jack Maher	DF	90	7.1	0
37	Ahmed Qasem	FW	17	7.0	1
7	Gastón Brugman	MF	30	6.9	1
20	Edvard Tagseth	MF	60	6.9	0
12	Teal Bunbury	FW	17	6.8	0
19	Alex Muyl	MF	73	6.7	0
8	Patrick Yazbek	MF	90	6.6	0
2	Daniel Lovitz	DF	90	6.6	0
1	Joe Willis	GK	90	6.6	0
24	Jonathan Pérez	MF	18	6.5	0
33	Christopher Applewhite	DF	4	0.0	0

CHI


11	Philip Zinckernagel	MF	90	7.8	2
9	Hugo Cuypers	FW	90	7.0	0
3	Jack Elliott	DF	90	6.8	2
7	Maren Haile-Selassie	MF	44	6.8	1
24	Jonathan Dean	MF	53	6.7	1
42	Djé D'Avilla	MF	53	6.7	0
17	Brian Gutiérrez	MF	46	6.7	0
12	Tom Barlow	FW	44	6.7	1
38	Christopher Cupps	DF	14	6.7	0
23	Kellyn Acosta	MF	90	6.4	0
15	Andrew Gutman	DF	37	6.4	0
22	Mauricio Pineda	MF	37	6.3	0
19	Jonathan Bamba	MF	46	6.2	0
5	Sam Rogers	DF	76	5.8	0
26	Omari Glasgow	DF	90	5.6	1
1	Chris Brady	GK	90	5.3	0

Missing playersFact

Both sides were missing players.

xAnalysis

The count was 1–1.

NSH

Maximus EkkUnavailable

CHI

Chase GasperUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact

CHI still found the net.

xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

Goal
Big chance

Field tiltFact

NSH pinned the night in CHI's third.

xAnalysis

When the ball went high, NSH played through the middle.

NSH thirdMiddleCHI third

27%32%41%

NSHCHI

Match statsFact

NSH had both the ball and the better chances.

xAnalysis

Possession finished 58%–42%.

NSHCHI

Possession

58% – 42%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

589 – 433

Lge 461.9

Corners

4 – 1

Lge 4.8

Tackles

16 – 14

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.95 – 0.47