New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC

0 - 1
🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Sports Illustrated Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lorenzo Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 20 · Nashville SC 1
Referee Stats
10 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.80
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 30%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 4-3-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 23
Avg: 1.50 / 1.92

Points

15
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4
Nashville SC (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 5-5-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 9
Avg: 1.08 / 0.69

Points

20
Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.25
PPG
1.54
1.50
GF
1.08
1.92
GA
0.69
50%
O2.5
38%
58%
BTTS
31%
50%
Score 1st
46%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank20th
Nashville SC rank1st
New York Red Bulls points30
Nashville SC points54
New York Red Bulls: #20 · 30 pts · GD -15
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 7 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.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L D L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals5-9
Record1-1-3
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 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 Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

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 Red Bulls score at home67%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home8%
Nashville SC score away62%
Nashville SC clean sheet away54%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first50%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first67%
Nashville SC score first46%
Nashville SC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 17% · Nashville SC 25%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 25.7' · Nashville SC 39.2'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home1.50 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.92 vs 1.37
Nashville SC score away1.08 vs 1.37
Nashville SC concede away0.69 vs 1.83
New York Red Bulls score 18% below league average, while Nashville SC score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 40% above league average at home, and Nashville SC are 62% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.20
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3

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
1
3
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
7
10
Fouls
4
12
Offsides
0
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
483
395
Passes Accurate
407
323
Passes %
84%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
12'
12' D. Lovitz
58'
58' M. Corcoran
61'
61' E. Forsberg
1st substitution · For: M. Sofo
61'
61' C. Cowell
2nd substitution · For: M. Jimenez
61'
61' D. Lovitz
1st substitution · For: A. Najar
62'
62' S. Mohammed
2nd substitution · For: C. Espinoza
70'
70' M. Corcoran
3rd substitution · For: P. Yazbek
70'
70' E. Saad
4th substitution · For: A. Qasem
80'
80' D. Nealis
3rd substitution · For: J. Marshall-Rutty
86'
86' R. Baker-Whiting
5th substitution · For: J. Bauer
88'
88' J. Che
4th substitution · For: T. Parker
90'
90' Goal · 0-1
M. Woledzi
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Espinoza
90+1'
90+1' J. Bazán

New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Lorenzo Hernandez. It was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Lovitz received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 12'.

Second half: M. Corcoran received a yellow card for Nashville SC at 58'. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 61', with E. Forsberg replacing M. Sofo. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 61', with C. Cowell replacing M. Jimenez. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Lovitz replacing A. Najar. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 62', with S. Mohammed replacing C. Espinoza. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Corcoran replacing P. Yazbek. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 70', with E. Saad replacing A. Qasem. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Nealis replacing J. Marshall-Rutty. Nashville SC made their 5th substitution at 86', with R. Baker-Whiting replacing J. Bauer. New York Red Bulls made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Che replacing T. Parker. Nashville SC took the lead at 90' when M. Woledzi scored, with the assist credited to C. Espinoza, making the score 0-1. J. Bazán received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 90+1'.

New York Red Bulls used 4 substitutions while Nashville SC used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 1 yellow card, while Nashville SC got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (11.1%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC Head-to-Head History by Season