Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nashville SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Nashville SC
3 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Fri 3 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Jesus Medina
Dax McCarty 45' R
R 45' Maxi Moralez
Y 64' Valentin Castellanos
Alex Muyl 71' Y
Hany Mukhtar 73' Y
Y 73' Nicolas Acevedo
Luke Haakenson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Nashville SC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep New York City FC H 3–1 W
28 Aug Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
19 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
15 Aug D.C. United SC H 5–2 W
08 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
04 Aug New England Revolution A 0–0 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Nashville SC A 1–3 L
28 Aug New England Revolution H 2–0 W
18 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
15 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 2–0 W
08 Aug Toronto FC A 2–2 D
05 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Nashville SC New York City FC
#1 Position #8
33 Points 19
14 Played 15
10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
31 Scored 25
11 Conceded 21
+20 GD +4
2.36 PPG 1.27
71% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Nissan Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Nashville SC and New York City FC.
  • 5' Daniel Lovitz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joe Willis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Nashville SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 211 games and scored 305 goals.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Hany Mukhtar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
  • 32' Magnificent from Vuk Latinovich! That is 1 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 37' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 38' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Jesus Medina gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Dax McCarty was booked on 45.
  • 46' Alex Muyl gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Daniel Rios and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
  • 68' Hany Mukhtar with the second goal in the match!
  • 71' Alex Muyl picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Santiago Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Talles Magno steps in for New York City FC.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hany Mukhtar.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Malte Amundsen as he leaves the pitch. Chris Gloster steps in for New York City FC.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Ake Arnaud Loba. He replaces Charles Sapong on 79 minute.
  • 84' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Hany Mukhtar is withdrawn and Jhonder Cadiz gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Luke Haakenson comes on to replace Taylor Washington.
  • 89' Luke Haakenson is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Nashville SC take all three points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 4
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Alonso Martinez 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Sam Surridge 2
Jacob Shaffelburg 2
Valentin Castellanos 1
Vuk Latinovich 1

Head to Head

2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC

Nashville SC Form

2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC W 2021-08-19 Nashville SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC W 2021-08-08 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Nashville SC L 2021-08-04 New England Revolution 0–0 Nashville SC D

New York City FC Form

2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC L 2021-08-28 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2021-08-18 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-08-15 New York City FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.43 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC65% Draw20% New York City FC15%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
85%
Draw or New York City FC
35%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC51% Draw38% New York City FC11%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
5%
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 22% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.