Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nashville SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Nashville SC
2 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 31 May 2025 · 20:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Aiden O'Neill
Y 75' Strahinja Tanasijevic
Y 83' Keaton Parks
Bryan Acosta 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Geodis Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-31 Nashville SC 2–2 New York City FC 2024-10-06 New York City FC 3–1 Nashville SC 2024-06-23 Nashville SC 1–0 New York City FC 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May New York City FC H 2–2 D
29 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
24 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W
18 May D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
15 May New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
11 May Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 May Nashville SC A 2–2 D
28 May Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
25 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
17 May New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
14 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC New York City FC
#1 Position #10
77 Points 42
34 Played 34
23 / 8 / 3 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
71 Scored 49
25 Conceded 45
+46 GD +4
2.26 PPG 1.24
68% Win % 29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Geodis Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Maxi Moralez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Nashville SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 27' Sam Surridge doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 40' That is a card for New York City FC. Aiden O'Neill will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Sam Surridge doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' New York City FC make a change. Aiden O'Neill trudges off to be replaced by Keaton Parks on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The 25-year-old Monsef Bakrar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Hannes Wolf adds to his 5 season tally! New York City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem is replaced by Jonathan Perez.
  • 66' New York City FC have won 474 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Maxi Moralez exits the field as Monsef Bakrar enters on 67.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 304 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 73' Josh Bauer gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Andy Najar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Strahinja Tanasijevic on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Nashville SC ring the changes. Hany Mukhtar has done his job and it is now time for Wyatt Meyer to step up.
  • 81' Another change for Nashville SC made on 81 minute. Matthew Corcoran leaves to be changed by Bryan Acosta.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Keaton Parks is booked for New York City FC — card on 83.
  • 84' Bryan Acosta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 84.
  • 87' Assisted by Keaton Parks with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hannes Wolf makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • It finishes all square. Nashville SC and New York City FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-05-31 Nashville SC 2–2 New York City FC 2024-10-06 New York City FC 3–1 Nashville SC 2024-06-23 Nashville SC 1–0 New York City FC 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC

Nashville SC Form

2025-05-31 Nashville SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2025-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2025-05-24 Toronto FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2025-05-18 Nashville SC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2025-05-15 Nashville SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC W

New York City FC Form

2025-05-31 Nashville SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2025-05-28 New York City FC 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2025-05-25 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-05-17 New York City FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2025-05-10 New York City FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC52% Draw26% New York City FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York City FC
48%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC37% Draw46% New York City FC17%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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