Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC — MLS, 24 May 2026
Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 in the MLS on 24 May 2026 at Geodis Park, Nashville. Jeisson Palacios, Nicolás Fernández Mercau, Maxwell Woledzi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nashville SC have won 1 and New York City FC 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-016'
- 1-123'Penalty
- 25'
- 35'VAR—Goal Disallowed - video review
- Half-time1-1
- 2-149'assist: Bryan Acosta
- 65'
- 66'
- 66'
- 71'
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 85'
- 85'out: K. Pierre
- 86'
- 89'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Nashville SC
- 8.3Jeisson PalaciosD
- 7.9Maxwell WoledziD
- 7.7Brian SchwakeG
- 7.6Matthew CorcoranM
- 6.9Hany MukhtarF
- 6.9Bryan AcostaM
- 6.7Reed Baker-WhitingD
- 6.7Charles-Emile BrunetM
- 6.7Alexandre MuylM
- 6.3Warren MadrigalM
- 6.3Samuel SurridgeF
- 6.3Cristian EspinozaM
- 6.3Daniel LovitzD
- 6.0Ahmed QasemM
New York City FC
- 7.3Malachi JonesM
- 7.0Nicolás Fernández MercauF
- 6.9Máximo CarrizoM
- 6.9Kai TrewinM
- 6.7Hannes WolfF
- 6.7Arnau FarnosM
- 6.7Jonathan ShoreM
- 6.6Kevin PierreM
- 6.6Thiago MartinsD
- 6.6Axel OjedaM
- 6.5Tayvon GrayD
- 6.3Seymour ReidF
- 6.3Raul GustavoD
- 6.3Matthew FreeseG
- 6.2Andrés PereaM
- 5.9Nico CavalloD
Line-ups
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Nashville SC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nashville SCBrian Callaghan
Substitutes
- 9Samuel Surridge71'F6.3
- 19Alexandre Muyl79'M6.7
- 1Joseph WillisG
- 5Jack MaherD
- 22Joshua Bauer89'D
- 17Woobens PaciusF
- 23Jordan KnightD
- 14S. MohammedM
- 12C. Brunet79'M6.7
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 17Hannes Wolf66'F6.7
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 29Máximo Carrizo78'M6.9
- 32Jonathan Shore66'M6.7
- 71Peter MolinariM
- 99Seymour Reid85'F6.3
- 45K. Acito
- 15K. Pierre85'M6.6
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
0.75Expected goals (xG)1.36
12Total shots7
6Shots on target4
3Shots off target2
3Blocked shots1
6Corners3
2Offsides0
11Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves4
-1.36Goals prevented-1.36
448Total passes490
395Accurate passes426
88%Pass accuracy87%
Nashville SC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeisson Palacios | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Maxwell Woledzi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Brian Schwake | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Matthew Corcoran | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.6 |
| Hany Mukhtar | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Bryan Acosta | 79 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Reed Baker-Whiting | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Charles-Emile Brunet | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Alexandre Muyl | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Warren Madrigal | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Surridge | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cristian Espinoza | 89 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Lovitz | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ahmed Qasem | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi Jones | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Máximo Carrizo | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kai Trewin | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hannes Wolf | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Arnau Farnos | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jonathan Shore | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kevin Pierre | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Axel Ojeda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Tayvon Gray | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Seymour Reid | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Raul Gustavo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Freese | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andrés Perea | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Nico Cavallo | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Nashville SCWWDDW
- W18 May 26HLos Angeles FC3-2
- W13 May 26ANew England Revolution3-0
- D10 May 26HDC United2-2
- D02 May 26APhiladelphia Union0-0
- W26 Apr 26HCharlotte4-2
New York City FCDWWLL
- D16 May 26ANew York Red Bulls1-1
- W13 May 26ACharlotte1-0
- W10 May 26HColumbus Crew3-0
- L03 May 26HDC United0-2
- L25 Apr 26ACF Montreal0-1
Head-to-head
- 17 Aug 25New York City FC2-1Nashville SC
- 31 May 25Nashville SC2-2New York City FC
- 06 Oct 24New York City FC3-1Nashville SC
- 23 Jun 24Nashville SC1-0New York City FC
- 15 Apr 23New York City FC2-1Nashville SC
- 25 Feb 23Nashville SC2-0New York City FC
Most recent meetings