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

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 #11
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
16% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). New York City FC are 11th (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
5/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/4
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
Sam Surridge 2
Jacob Shaffelburg 2
Santiago Rodriguez 2
Alonso Martinez 2
Hannes Wolf 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
1.8 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
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
78%
Draw or New York City FC
47%
Nashville SC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC37% Draw44% New York City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

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% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+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
33% ✓
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.