Nashville SC vs. Chicago Fire 7/17/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Nashville hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference showdown. Nashville is fifth in the conference table at 4-7-1 on 19 points with a goal difference of +3. Nashville battled to a 2-2 scroll with Atlanta in its most recent outing on July 7. Nashville is unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches at home with five wins and five draws dating back to the playoffs last season and has lost only one of his last 20 matches at home since November of 2020.

Nashville has two wins, two draws and one loss over its last five matches in the MLS and during that span has scored seven goals and allowed seven. Hany Mukhtar is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with four, while four other players for the club have each scored two. Randall Leal is the leader in assists with 3, while Daniel Lovitz and Mukhtar each have two.

The Chicago Fire are 12th in the Eastern Conference table at 3-2-7 on 11 points with a goal difference of -5. Chicago is coming off a 3-1 upset victory over Orlando City on July 7th. Boris Seuic, Robert Beric and Chinonso Offor scored for Chicago in the victory. Chicago has taken seven points over its last three matches and has scored three goals in each of those three fixtures.

Chicago has two wins, one draw and two losses in it's last five matches played in the MLS and during that span has scored nine goals and allowed seven. The Chicago Fire are led in goal scoring by Luka Stojanovic with three and three others have scored two each. Alvaro Medran is the leader in assists with five.