Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Nashville SC (1st, 54 pts) and New York RB (10th, 30 pts). Recent form told a different story for New York RB: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, New York RB were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.92, Nashville SC 2 and 0.84, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 New York RB win, 1 for Nashville SC, 2 draws, at 1.25 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The venue was Sports Illustrated Stadium, with room for 25,000 spectators. The referee was L. Hernandez, with 46 matches in our database and 2.6 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Nashville SC: Maxwell Woledzi (90')
Key stats
Possession: New York RB 55% · Nashville SC 45% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 7-10