Match Report
Nashville SC went into the game 1st in the table on 40 points; New York City sat 5th on 26 — a 14-point gap. On recent form New York City sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Nashville SC, 1 draw and 2 for New York City, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Goal scorers
Nashville SC: Jeison Palacios (16'), Maxwell Woledzi (49') · New York City: Nicolás Fernández Mercau (23')
Key stats
Possession: Nashville SC 48% · New York City 52% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-3