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Nashville SC v Chicago Fire

Ten of fifteen rendered games over 2.5 shots at a price that implies fewer than five — the second-best measured gap on Sunday's MLS block.

Kickoff

02:30 BST · 9:30 PM ET

Venue

Geodis Park

Referee

Lorenzo Hernandez

Matchday

Sunday, 20 September 2026

Full previewData pack: capturedPrices re-verified before kickoff

Nashville SC host Chicago Fire at Geodis Park — 02:30 BST Sunday, 9:30 PM ET Saturday. The supported line here comes from the away side, and the price is the generous part of it.

All figures are from the captured data pack: season and last-20 shot output, average minutes and posted prices. Player-level lines only.

Team news and context

Lorenzo Hernandez is the appointment. Shot grids for both squads were captured; lineups and availability were not, so none is asserted.

Kickoff is in the early hours of Sunday UK time. The price below is the captured one and is re-verified before kickoff, with any moved line patched on the day.

The data angle

Zinckernagel cleared 2.5 shots in 10 of the 15 rendered games — 67% — against a 2.10 price implying only 48%. He also cleared 1.5 in 13 of the 15, from a 3.05 average across the last 20 and 3.46 for the season on an 81-minute load.

That is a genuine gap on both the rate and the averages: the volume is above the line, and the price is set as though it is below it. It is the second-highest ranked fixture in the pack.

The pack's other lines are the worst-priced in the fixture. Nashville's 3.5 lines sit well above their owners' output — Mukhtar's was cleared 5 times in 18, Surridge's 4.5 line once in 11 — so the away player remains the read. Lod over 1.5 at 1.83 cleared 7 of 11 and is the one secondary line worth noting.

Risk and variance

Fifteen rendered games is a workable window, but not a long one, and a 2.5 line is a threshold: an early change or a Chicago side managing a lead can take the volume away.

Even a 67% rate misses a third of the time. Small, flat stakes; bankroll discipline over any single matchday.

Verdict

Value lean: Zinckernagel over 2.5 shots at 2.10 — cleared in 10 of 15 rendered games (67%) from a 3.05 last-20 average, against a price implying 48%. The best measured gap on the fixture; probability, not a promise.

Probability lean, not a promise. Prices move — the figure quoted is the one captured and re-verified for this fixture.

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James Keogh, founder and lead analyst at SoccerTips.com

James Keogh

Founder & Lead Analyst, SoccerTips.com

James writes the site's fixture analysis and tip breakdowns from the data pack for each match — probability framing, variance risk and bankroll discipline first. No hype, no "sure things".