Saturday , 8 August 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 17 39
2 Internacional CF Miami 17 37
3 New England Revolution 16 29
4 Chicago Fire FC 16 26
5 New York City FC 17 25
6 Charlotte FC 17 25
7 FC Cincinnati 17 23
8 D.C. United SC 17 22
9 New York Red Bulls 17 22
10 Orlando City SC 17 20
11 Columbus Crew SC 17 19
12 Toronto FC 17 16
13 Montreal Impact FC 17 15
14 Philadelphia Union 17 13
15 Atlanta United FC 17 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 33
17 Los Angeles FC 18 33
18 San Jose Earthquakes 17 33
19 FC Dallas 17 26
20 Real Salt Lake 16 26
21 Houston Dynamo 16 26
22 St. Louis City 17 25
23 Seattle Sounders FC 16 24
24 Minnesota United FC 17 23
25 Portland Timbers 17 21
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 21
27 San Diego FC 17 20
28 Colorado Rapids SC 17 19
29 Austin FC 17 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 17 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
3
Nashville SC 9 games · Avg 2.7 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 #5
39 Points 25
17 Played 17
12 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 6
33 Scored 30
12 Conceded 23
+21 GD +7
2.29 PPG 1.47
71% Win % 41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (39 pts). New York City FC are 5th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/3
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' And we are off! nashville sc vs new york city fc — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' nashville sc are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against new york city fc's shape.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. B.J. Callaghan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Fairgrounds Stadium. nashville sc seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' Magnificent from Jeisson Palacios! That is 4 goals in 214 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' new york city fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
  • 25' That is a card for New York City FC. Kai Trewin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 30' new york city fc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. nashville sc in their trying to find a way past new york city fc's compact .
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Ghana international Maxwell Woledzi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Maxwell Woledzi doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Reed Baker-Whiting has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Ojeda made 169 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Ahmed Qasem argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' new york city fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Cristian Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • It finishes all square. nashville sc and new york city fc share the spoils 2-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 4
Alonso Martinez 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Sam Surridge 2
Jacob Shaffelburg 2
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Vuk Latinovich 1
Walker Zimmerman 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
1.81 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC53% Draw25% New York City FC22%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York City FC
47%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC38% Draw44% New York City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
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.