Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2025
New York City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 17 Aug 2025 · 21:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Edvard Tagseth
Maxi Moralez 58' Y
Y 82' Sam Surridge
Alonso Martinez 82' Y
Andres Perea 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Nashville SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

3
2
4
New York City FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Nashville SC H 2–1 W
26 Jul FC Dallas A 4–3 W
20 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
17 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
12 Jul Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
03 Jul Toronto FC H 3–1 W
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug New York City FC A 1–2 L
10 Aug St. Louis City A 1–3 L
26 Jul San Diego FC A 0–1 L
20 Jul Toronto FC H 1–0 W
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W
12 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Nashville SC
#5 Position #1
26 Points 40
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
31 Scored 35
24 Conceded 14
+7 GD +21
1.44 PPG 2.22
39% Win % 67%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Yankee Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Jacob Shaffelburg makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Strahinja Tanasijevic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 25' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. B.J. Callaghan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Andres Perea is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Edvard Tagseth on 48.
  • 53' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
  • 58' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 58.
  • 63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tayvon Gray is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 64' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Hannes Wolf is replaced by Agustin Ojeda.
  • 68' The whistle greets Jonathan Perez as he departs to be replaced by Ahmed Qasem.
  • 73' 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.
  • 74' The whistle greets Edvard Tagseth as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Brugman.
  • 77' Alonso Martinez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Maxi Moralez departs to be replaced by Julian Fernandez.
  • 80' Teal Bunbury gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Jacob Shaffelburg and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Nashville SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Andres Perea was booked on 90.
  • 90' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Alonso Martinez is withdrawn and Seymour Reid gets his opportunity.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

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

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 2023-04-15 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC

New York City FC Form

2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-26 FC Dallas 3–4 New York City FC W 2025-07-20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-07-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2025-07-12 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2025-07-03 New York City FC 3–1 Toronto FC W

Nashville SC Form

2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC L 2025-08-10 St. Louis City 3–1 Nashville SC L 2025-07-26 San Diego FC 1–0 Nashville SC L 2025-07-20 Nashville SC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-12 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw25% Nashville SC27%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nashville SC
52%
New York City FC or Nashville SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC31% Draw46% Nashville SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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