Thursday , 1 October 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 2.4 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
60 Points 33
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
55 Scored 41
21 Conceded 36
+34 GD +5
2.22 PPG 1.22
67% Win % 30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nashville SC host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 294 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Charles Sapong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' New York City FC have won 463 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Daniel Lovitz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hany Mukhtar makes it 1-0.
  • 32' Vuk Latinovich is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Jesus Medina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' That is a Red card for Nashville SC. Dax McCarty will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Daniel Rios exits the field as Alex Muyl enters on 46.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Valentin Castellanos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 68.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Alex Muyl on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Another change for New York City FC made on 72 minute. Santiago Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Talles Magno.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hany Mukhtar on 73.
  • 74' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Malte Amundsen is replaced by Chris Gloster on 74 minute.
  • 79' Charles Sapong makes way for Ake Arnaud Loba at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 84' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jhonder Cadiz is hanging Hany Mukhtar on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' Another change for Nashville SC made on 88 minute. Taylor Washington leaves to be changed by Luke Haakenson.
  • 89' Luke Haakenson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Tyler Boyd 1
Valentin Castellanos 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
2.32 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC65% Draw21% New York City FC14%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
85%
Draw or New York City FC
35%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC49% Draw39% New York City FC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+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
42% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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