Saturday , 3 October 2026

Nashville SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Nashville SC
2 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 24 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Fairgrounds Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jeisson Palacios 16' 1–0
Maxwell Woledzi 49' 2–1
Y 25' Kai Trewin
Ahmed Qasem 65' Y
Cristian Espinoza 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Fairgrounds 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 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Nashville SC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC 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

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May New York City FC H 2–1 W
18 May Los Angeles FC H 3–2 W
13 May New England Revolution A 0–0 D
10 May D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
02 May Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
26 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–2 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L
16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
13 May Charlotte FC A 1–0 W
10 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L
25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nashville SC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Brian Schwake is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' GOAL! Jeisson Palacios scores on 16.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Kai Trewin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Nashville SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Matthew Corcoran has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' What a strike from Maxwell Woledzi! The score is 2-0.
  • 54' Nashville SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' Warren Madrigal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 65' Ahmed Qasem has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' USA international Daniel Lovitz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' That is a card for Nashville SC. Cristian Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
  • Nashville SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC 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

Nashville SC Form

2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC W 2026-05-13 New England Revolution 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-05-10 Nashville SC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2026-05-02 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-04-26 Nashville SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W

New York City FC Form

2026-05-24 Nashville SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 Charlotte FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC54% Draw24% New York City FC22%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
79%
Draw or New York City FC
46%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC39% Draw44% New York City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
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.