Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nashville SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Nashville SC
2 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 21:55 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Walker Zimmerman 34' 1–0
Jacob Shaffelburg 80' 2–0
Y 28' Brian Cufre
Jacob Shaffelburg 58' Y
Y 62' Talles Magno
Y 75' Thiago
Y 90' Maxime Chanot

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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
2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb New York City FC H 2–0 W
15 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
09 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Houston Dynamo H 1–2 L
18 Sep Austin FC A 1–1 D
10 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Nashville SC A 0–2 L
31 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
23 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 3–1 W
17 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
09 Oct Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
02 Oct Orlando City SC H 2–1 W

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' And we are off! Nashville SC vs New York City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' USA international Ethan Zubak has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Nashville SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Maxwell Woledzi scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' Kevin O'Toole has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nashville SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' 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 Keaton Parks suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Brian Cufre was booked on 28.
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' Walker Zimmerman adds to his 0 season tally! Nashville SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' With 6 assists to his name this season, Hany Mukhtar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 58' Jacob Shaffelburg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Talles Magno on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Nashville SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Brian Cufre by Kevin O'Toole on 70 minute.
  • 72' Alex Muyl gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Fafa Picault and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Another change for Nashville SC made on 75 minute. Randall Leal leaves to be changed by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thiago.
  • 80' The Canada Jacob Shaffelburg breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-0!
  • 82' Another change for Nashville SC made on 82 minute. Teal Bunbury leaves to be changed by Ethan Zubak.
  • 83' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ethan Zubak is hanging Teal Bunbury on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Maxime Chanot has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 2-0 the final result. New York City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC 2021-09-03 Nashville SC 3–1 New York City FC

Nashville SC Form

2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC W 2022-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC L 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2022-10-03 Nashville SC 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2022-09-18 Austin FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-09-10 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

New York City FC Form

2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC L 2022-10-23 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 New York City FC W 2022-10-17 New York City FC 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC W 2022-10-02 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC59% Draw24% New York City FC17%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
83%
Draw or New York City FC
41%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC43% Draw45% New York City FC12%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 25% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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