Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Nashville SC 9 games · Avg 2.7 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 #5
40 Points 26
18 Played 18
12 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
35 Scored 31
14 Conceded 24
+21 GD +7
2.22 PPG 1.44
67% Win % 39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Davis, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' A moment of madness from Brian Cufre on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • 33' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Anibal Godoy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' The USA Walker Zimmerman breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 1-0!
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 215 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 49' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 54' It’s high time Nick Cushing made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 59' A moment of madness from Jacob Shaffelburg on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Talles Magno on 62 minutes.
  • 67' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Kevin O'Toole on, Brian Cufre off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Alex Muyl comes on to replace Fafa Picault.
  • 75' Hany Mukhtar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Randall Leal on 75 minute.
  • 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thiago.
  • 80' Jacob Shaffelburg adds to his 0 season tally! Nashville SC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' Ethan Zubak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teal Bunbury on 82 minute.
  • 83' Ethan Zubak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teal Bunbury at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 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
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Alonso Martinez 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Sam Surridge 2
Jacob Shaffelburg 2
Jeisson Palacios 1
Tyler Boyd 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
1.8 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC57% Draw25% New York City FC18%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
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
82%
Draw or New York City FC
43%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC41% Draw46% New York City FC13%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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