New York City FC vs Nashville SC

New York City FC

0 - 0

Nashville SC

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Yankee Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ R. Mendoza 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

New York City FC 15 · Nashville SC 1

Referee Stats

R. Mendoza

17 matches · 4.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.18
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.59
Over 4.5 cards	35%
Home wins	59%
Draws	18%
Away wins	24%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Nashville SC outshot their opponent (6-13).
Nashville SC controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 20

Avg: 2.00 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nashville SC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 9

Avg: 1.08 / 0.69

Points

Avg: 1.54

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

1.23

PPG

1.54

2.00

1.08

1.54

0.69

69%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

31%

62%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

New York City FC rank15th

Nashville SC rank1st

New York City FC points32

Nashville SC points54

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.

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.

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

New York City FC last 5 home

L D L D W

Points5/15

Weighted index20

Goals7-7

Record1-2-2

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 last 5 away

D L D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-6

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 38%

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.546%

Also: Over 0.5 77% · Over 1.5 46% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home85%

New York City FC clean sheet at home23%

Nashville SC score away62%

Nashville SC clean sheet away54%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first62%

New York City FC win after scoring first50%

Nashville SC score first46%

Nashville SC win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 0% · Nashville SC 25%

Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 18.3' · Nashville SC 39.2'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home2.00 vs 1.83

New York City FC concede at home1.54 vs 1.37

Nashville SC score away1.08 vs 1.37

Nashville SC concede away0.69 vs 1.83

New York City FC score 10% above league average, while Nashville SC score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: New York City FC are 12% above league average at home, and Nashville SC are 62% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Nashville SC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

450

Passes Accurate

275

384

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' A. Najar

49'

49' P. Yazbek

53'

53' H. Mukhtar

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ P. Yazbek

1st substitution · For: M. Corcoran

68'

68' K. O'Toole

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Sands

1st substitution · For: A. O'Neill

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Luighi Hanri

2nd substitution · For: M. Jones

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Espinoza

2nd substitution · For: S. Mohammed

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Saad

3rd substitution · For: A. Qasem

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ E. Tagseth

4th substitution · For: B. Acosta

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Najar

5th substitution · For: D. Lovitz

90'

90' M. Jones

90+2'

90+2' B. Acosta

New York City FC vs Nashville SC 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York City FC drew 0-0 with Nashville SC on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by R. Mendoza. It was played at Yankee Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Najar received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 13'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. P. Yazbek received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 49'. H. Mukhtar received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 53'. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 66', with P. Yazbek replacing M. Corcoran. K. O'Toole received a yellow card for New York City FC at 68'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Sands replacing A. O'Neill. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Luighi Hanri replacing M. Jones. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 81', with C. Espinoza replacing S. Mohammed. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with E. Saad replacing A. Qasem. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 89', with E. Tagseth replacing B. Acosta. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 89', with A. Najar replacing D. Lovitz. M. Jones received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90'. B. Acosta received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 90+2'.

New York City FC used 2 substitutions while Nashville SC used 5 substitutions. New York City FC got 2 yellow cards, while Nashville SC got 4 yellow cards.