Nashville SC vs New York City FC

Nashville SC

2 - 1

New York City FC

🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 01:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. Da Silva 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Nashville SC 1 · New York City FC 11

Referee Stats

A. Da Silva

7 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	29%
Home wins	57%
Draws	14%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Nashville SC outshot their opponent (12-7).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-0

Goals For / Against

25 / 9

Avg: 2.78 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

New York City FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-3

Goals For / Against

8 / 9

Avg: 1.00 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.78

PPG

1.38

2.78

1.00

1.13

78%

O2.5

38%

67%

BTTS

63%

67%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank1st

New York City FC rank11th

Nashville SC points39

New York City FC points25

Nashville SC: #1 · 39 pts · GD +21

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

New York City FC: #11 · 25 pts · GD +7

12 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals9-5

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

New York City FC last 5 away

W L D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 44%

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home100%

Nashville SC clean sheet at home33%

New York City FC score away75%

New York City FC clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first67%

Nashville SC win after scoring first100%

New York City FC score first25%

New York City FC win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 100% · New York City FC 40%

Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 14.0' · New York City FC 22.0'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home2.78 vs 1.89

Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

New York City FC score away1.00 vs 1.34

New York City FC concede away1.13 vs 1.89

Nashville SC score 47% above league average, while New York City FC score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Nashville SC are 26% below league average at home, and New York City FC are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

76-90+ 0

New York City FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

448

490

Passes Accurate

395

426

Passes %

88%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Palacios

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Espinoza

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Fernández Mercau

Penalty

25'

25' K. Trewin

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Woledzi

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Acosta

65'

65' A. Qasem

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Jones

1st substitution · For: H. Wolf

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Farnos

2nd substitution · For: J. Shore

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Qasem

1st substitution · For: S. Surridge

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Perea

3rd substitution · For: M. Carrizo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ B. Acosta

2nd substitution · For: C. Brunet

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ W. Madrigal

3rd substitution · For: A. Muyl

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Nico Cavallo

4th substitution · For: S. Reid

86'

86' C. Espinoza

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ C. Espinoza

4th substitution · For: J. Bauer

Nashville SC vs New York City FC 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by A. Da Silva.

First half: Nashville SC took the lead at 16' when J. Palacios scored, with the assist credited to C. Espinoza, making the score 1-0. New York City FC leveled the score at 23' when N. Fernández Mercau scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. K. Trewin received a yellow card for New York City FC at 25'.

Second half: Nashville SC took the lead at 49' when M. Woledzi scored, with the assist credited to B. Acosta, making the score 2-1. A. Qasem received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 65'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Jones replacing H. Wolf. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 66', with A. Farnos replacing J. Shore. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 72', with A. Qasem replacing S. Surridge. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Perea replacing M. Carrizo. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 79', with B. Acosta replacing C. Brunet. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 79', with W. Madrigal replacing A. Muyl. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 85', with Nico Cavallo replacing S. Reid. C. Espinoza received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 86'. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 89', with C. Espinoza replacing J. Bauer.

Nashville SC used 4 substitutions while New York City FC used 4 substitutions. Nashville SC got 2 yellow cards, while New York City FC got 1 yellow card.