New York City FC vs Nashville SC

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · Nashville SC 11
Referee Stats
26 matches · 4.12 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.12
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 54%
Draws 4%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Nashville SC (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-3-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 35
Avg: 1.21 / 1.84

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
0.95
1.56
GF
1.21
1.17
GA
1.84
71%
O2.5
65%
53%
BTTS
71%
53%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
Nashville SC rank11th
New York City FC points56
Nashville SC points54
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nashville SC: #11 · 54 pts · GD +13
11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nashville SC last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals6-11
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
Nashville SC score away82%
Nashville SC clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
Nashville SC score first41%
Nashville SC win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · Nashville SC 30%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · Nashville SC 27.1'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
Nashville SC score away1.21 vs 1.36
Nashville SC concede away1.84 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while Nashville SC score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and Nashville SC are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Nashville SC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
0-15 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
12
11
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
7
10
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
2
3
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
411
345
Passes Accurate
339
290
Passes %
82%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
J. Shaffelburg
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Mukhtar
40'
40' Goal · 1-1
A. Perea
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Wolf
48'
48' E. Tagseth
58'
58' M. Moralez
64'
64' H. Wolf
1st substitution · For: A. Ojeda
68'
68' J. Pérez
1st substitution · For: A. Qasem
73'
73' E. Tagseth
2nd substitution · For: G. Brugman
77'
77' Goal · 2-1
A. Martínez
Normal Goal
78'
78' M. Moralez
2nd substitution · For: J. Fernández
80'
80' J. Maher
3rd substitution · For: W. Zimmerman
80'
80' J. Shaffelburg
4th substitution · For: T. Bunbury
82'
82' A. Martínez
82'
82' S. Surridge
90+3'
90+3' A. Martínez
3rd substitution · For: S. Reid
90+4'
90+4' A. Perea

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

New York City FC beat Nashville SC 2-1 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic.

First half: Nashville SC took an early lead at 10' when J. Shaffelburg scored, with the assist credited to H. Mukhtar, making the score 0-1. New York City FC leveled the score at 40' when A. Perea scored, with the assist credited to H. Wolf, making the score 1-1.

Second half: E. Tagseth received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 48'. M. Moralez received a yellow card for New York City FC at 58'. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 64', with H. Wolf replacing A. Ojeda. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Pérez replacing A. Qasem. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 73', with E. Tagseth replacing G. Brugman. New York City FC took the lead at 77' when A. Martínez scored, making the score 2-1. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 78', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Maher replacing W. Zimmerman. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Shaffelburg replacing T. Bunbury. A. Martínez received a yellow card for New York City FC at 82'. S. Surridge received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 82'. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with A. Martínez replacing S. Reid. A. Perea received a yellow card for New York City FC at 90+4'.

New York City FC used 3 substitutions while Nashville SC used 4 substitutions. New York City FC got 3 yellow cards, while Nashville SC got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

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