New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | Nashville SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Feb | Orlando City SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Oct | FC Cincinnati | H | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Oct | Charlotte FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Sep | New York City FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Feb | New York City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Oct | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Oct | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Sep | Austin FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Nashville SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #1 |
| 22 | Points | 33 |
| 15 | Played | 14 |
| 6 / 4 / 5 | W / D / L | 10 / 3 / 1 |
| 25 | Scored | 31 |
| 32 | Conceded | 11 |
| -7 | GD | +20 |
| 1.47 | PPG | 2.36 |
| 40% | Win % | 71% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
Nashville SC this season
New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York Red Bulls launch into their encounter with Nashville SC.
- 3' Dax McCarty catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 3.
- 8' New York Red Bulls currently sit 24 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 18' Nashville SC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 23' Teal Bunbury is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
- 28' Lewis Morgan, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 38' 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 Sean Nealis suffering a number of foals already.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kyle Duncan is hanging Lewis Morgan on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Cameron Harper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Brian Anunga will be fuming at that decision.
- 53' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Cory Burke comes on to replace Tom Barlow.
- 58' Frankie Amaya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 63' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' Fafa Picault has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' Charles Sapong gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Teal Bunbury and will look to change the dynamic.
- 76' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Elias Manoel is withdrawn and Dante Vanzeir gets his opportunity.
- 81' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Walker Zimmerman.
- 87' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Washington is hanging Fafa Picault on the field on 87 minute.
- 88' Nashville SC make a change. Fafa Picault trudges off to be replaced by Taylor Washington on 88 minutes.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 23
-
10
Lewis Morgan ↓ Kyle Duncan 46'
- 1
- 82
- 8
- 15
-
74
Tom Barlow ↓ Cory Burke 53'
- 47
- 4
-
17
Cameron Harper ↓ Omir Fernandez 87'
-
11
Elias Manoel ↓ Dante Vanzeir 76'
Bench
- 18
-
6
Kyle Duncan ↑ 46'
-
7
Cory Burke ↑ 53'
-
21
Omir Fernandez ↑ 87'
-
13
Dante Vanzeir ↑ 76'
- 12
- 75
- 65
- 5
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Nashville SC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 18
-
12
Teal Bunbury ↓ Charles Sapong 74'
- 54
- 19
- 1
- 7
- 25
-
6
Dax McCarty ↓ Brian Anunga 46'
- 2
- 14
- 5
Bench
- 11
-
10
Hany Mukhtar ↑ 46'
-
23
Taylor Washington ↑ 88'
-
–
Brian Anunga ↑ 46'
- 30
-
17
Charles Sapong ↑ 74'
- 26
- 22
Coach
Gary Smith
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Hany Mukhtar | 3 |
| Fabio | 2 |
| Maxim Choupo-Moting | 1 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 1 |
| John Tolkin | 1 |
| Kyle Duncan | 1 |
| Emil Forsberg | 1 |
| Mohammed Sofo | 1 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2023-03-05
New York Red Bulls
0–0
Nashville SC
D
2023-02-26
Orlando City SC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2022-10-15
New York Red Bulls
1–2
FC Cincinnati
L
2022-10-09
New York Red Bulls
2–0
Charlotte FC
W
2022-10-01
Columbus Crew SC
2–1
New York Red Bulls
L
2022-09-17
New York City FC
2–0
New York Red Bulls
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6
Nashville SC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
54%
Draw or Nashville SC
74%
New York Red Bulls or Nashville SC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 2
10.6%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.3%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
2.3%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Nashville SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 12% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 24% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
21%
✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

