Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York Red Bulls
2 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 00:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Omar Valencia 12' Y
Maxim Choupo-Moting 57' Y
Y 67' Walker Zimmerman
Noah Eile 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

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
4
1
New York Red Bulls 8 games · Avg 1.3 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC 2024-06-15 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC 2024-02-25 Nashville SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls 2023-10-21 Nashville SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Nashville SC H 2–0 W
23 Feb FC Cincinnati A 0–1 L
19 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
05 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
02 Oct Toronto FC A 4–1 W
28 Sep New York City FC H 1–5 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
23 Feb New England Revolution H 0–0 D
19 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 3–0 W
06 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
03 Oct D.C. United SC H 3–4 L
28 Sep New England Revolution A 0–1 L

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Nashville SC
#8 Position #1
25 Points 40
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
29 Scored 35
39 Conceded 14
-10 GD +21
1.39 PPG 2.22
39% Win % 67%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nashville SC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohammed Sofo makes it 1-0.
  • 12' Omar Valencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 12.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' 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.
  • 30' Magnificent from Emil Forsberg! That is 81 goals in 108 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nashville SC's shape.
  • 45' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
  • 46' Dylan Nealis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Harper on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Maxim Choupo-Moting on 57 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
  • 58' Ahmed Qasem is replacing Omar Valencia for the Nashville SC side.
  • 63' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Walker Zimmerman on 67 minutes earns him a card. Nashville SC will be frustrated.
  • 70' Raheem Edwards is replacing Peter Stroud for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 74' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Mohammed Sofo exits the field as Teal Bunbury enters on 74.
  • 78' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Emil Forsberg exits the field as Julian Hall enters on 78.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' The 20-year-old Matthew Corcoran has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Noah Eile has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 2-0 the final result. Nashville SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hany Mukhtar 3
Fabio 2
John Tolkin 1
Kyle Duncan 1
Emil Forsberg 1
Mohammed Sofo 1
Maxim Choupo-Moting 1
Patrick Yazbek 1

Head to Head

2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC 2024-06-15 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC 2024-02-25 Nashville SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls 2023-10-21 Nashville SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC

New York Red Bulls Form

2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC W 2025-02-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2024-10-19 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-10-05 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2024-10-02 Toronto FC 1–4 New York Red Bulls W 2024-09-28 New York Red Bulls 1–5 New York City FC L

Nashville SC Form

2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC L 2025-02-23 Nashville SC 0–0 New England Revolution D 2024-10-19 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC W 2024-10-06 New York City FC 3–1 Nashville SC L 2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.1 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Nashville SC 75% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls33% Draw25% Nashville SC42%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
58%
Draw or Nashville SC
67%
New York Red Bulls or Nashville SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls19% Draw45% Nashville SC36%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 22% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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