Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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 #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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nashville SC and New York City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Aiden O'Neill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Thiago Martins has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' Sam Surridge doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Aiden O'Neill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
  • 41' What a moment for Sam Surridge! That strike on 41 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' Keaton Parks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden O'Neill on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Ahmed Qasem suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' Assisted by Keaton Parks with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hannes Wolf makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 59' New York City FC 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.
  • 61' The whistle greets Ahmed Qasem as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Perez.
  • 66' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Maxi Moralez as he leaves the pitch. Monsef Bakrar steps in for New York City FC.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Geodis Park. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Another change for Nashville SC made on 73 minute. Andy Najar leaves to be changed by Josh Bauer.
  • 75' Poor challenge from Strahinja Tanasijevic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Hany Mukhtar is replaced by Wyatt Meyer on 80 minute.
  • 81' Matthew Corcoran makes way for Bryan Acosta at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 83' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' Bryan Acosta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
  • 87' Hannes Wolf makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and New York City FC are in front.
  • The points are shared — Nashville SC 2-2 New York City FC. Honours even.

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
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Alonso Martinez 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Sam Surridge 2
Jacob Shaffelburg 2
Maxime Chanot 1
Keaton Parks 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
2 / 4
1.66 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC50% Draw26% New York City FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
76%
Draw or New York City FC
50%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC35% Draw46% New York City FC19%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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