Nashville SC vs New York City FC

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 GEODIS Park 🧑‍⚖️ 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 15
Referee Stats
15 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.53
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 40%
Draws 27%
Away wins 33%
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

12
W-D-L: 11-1-0

Goals For / Against

36 / 12
Avg: 3.00 / 1.00

Points

34
Avg: 2.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

0
New York City FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 4-4-4

Goals For / Against

13 / 13
Avg: 1.08 / 1.08

Points

16
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.83
PPG
1.33
3.00
GF
1.08
1.00
GA
1.08
83%
O2.5
33%
67%
BTTS
67%
92%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank1st
New York City FC rank15th
Nashville SC points54
New York City FC points32
Nashville SC: #1 · 54 pts · GD +29
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
New York City FC: #15 · 32 pts · GD +6
14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals13-3
Record5-0-0
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 D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals7-5
Record2-2-1
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 2.583%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 42%

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home100%
Nashville SC clean sheet at home33%
New York City FC score away83%
New York City FC clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first92%
Nashville SC win after scoring first100%
New York City FC score first42%
New York City FC win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 100% · New York City FC 33%
Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 28.9' · New York City FC 28.4'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home3.00 vs 1.83
Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.37
New York City FC score away1.08 vs 1.37
New York City FC concede away1.08 vs 1.83
Nashville SC score 64% above league average, while New York City FC score 21% below league average.
Defensive side: Nashville SC are 27% below league average at home, and New York City FC are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
46-60 9
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
76-90+ 0

New York City FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
12
7
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
448
490
Passes Accurate
395
426
Passes %
88%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
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. It was played at GEODIS Park.

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.

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).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Nashville SC vs New York City FC Head-to-Head History by Season