📊 Form Guide

Nashville

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Nashville enter this game following on from a 2-2 MLS drawn match versus Columbus Crew.

In that match, Nashville had 34% possession and 14 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Nashville, goals were scored by Sam Surridge (2'), Hany Mukhtar (78') and Jeisson Palacios (81' Own goal). Columbus Crew had 21 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Diego Rossi (69') scored for Columbus Crew.

B.J Callaghan's Nashville have hit the target 10 times over their last 6 outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those games is 5.

New York City FC

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Houston Dynamo in MLS competition, New York City FC will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, New York City FC managed 63% possession and 11 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for New York City FC was Justin Haak (25' Own goal). At the other end, Houston Dynamo got 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Gabriel Segal (50', 94') was the scorer for Houston Dynamo.

The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring New York City FC has been evident of late. A glance at their last 6 meetings shows that it has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 3 and New York City FC have scored 6. Historical results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend shall be replicated here in this match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 03/09/2021 shows us that Nashville have won 3 of these games and New York City FC 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A sum of 14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 for Nashville and 6 created by The Pigeons. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The last league fixture featuring these clubs was MLS match day 48 on 06/10/2024 when the final score was New York City FC 3-1 Nashville.

That time, New York City FC managed 40% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. The goals were scored by Santiago Rodríguez (1', 18') and Alonso Martínez (21').

At the other end, Nashville had 22 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Hany Mukhtar (58') scored.

The match was refereed by Serhiy Boiko.

📰 Team News: Nashville

Gastón Brugman (Hip injury), Tyler Boyd (Cruciate ligament tear), Taylor Washington (Knee injury) and Maximus Ekk (Knee injury) are unavailable for Nashville gaffer B.J Callaghan.

We think that Nashville will possibly opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, handing starts to Joe Willis, Andy Najar, Jeisson Palacios, Jack Maher, Daniel Lovitz, Edvard Tagseth, Patrick Yazbek, Ahmed Qasem, Hany Mukhtar, Jonathan Pérez and Sam Surridge.

🗞️ Team News: New York City FC

New York City FC manager Pascal Jansen has to choose a team with limited availability. Kevin O'Toole (Leg injury), Andrés Perea (unknown injury), Jacob Arroyave (Knee injury) and Malachi Jones (Broken leg) won’t be making appearances.

From our viewpoint, The Pigeons might utilise a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Matt Freese, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Justin Haak, Birk Risa, Jonathan Shore, Aiden O'Neill, Julián Fernández, Maxi Moralez, Hannes Wolf and Alonso Martínez.

🧠 Prediction

We’re thinking that New York City FC might have a difficult job to put one past this Nashville side who we reckon will manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

We’re therefore expecting a very even match with a 1-0 winning score for Nashville at the end of the 90.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Renata Leite, 20:01 31/05/2025