Match Report
New York City, 7th on 29 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Nashville SC (1st, 53). On recent form New York City sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, New York City were scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.35, Nashville SC 2.04 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
New York City were winless in 5, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Nashville SC. Over the last five, New York City had taken 3 of 15 points to Nashville SC's 13.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for New York City, 1 draw and 3 for Nashville SC, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 83% of the meetings went to the host. 83% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
With 45 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, R. Mendoza was the man in the middle. The match was played at Yankee Stadium (capacity 47,309). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: New York City 43% · Nashville SC 57% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 3-3