Nashville SC is unbeaten in three all-time meetings with New York City FC, winning twice at home and drawing once away, including a 2-0 home win on February 25. Nashville SC is the only team New York City FC has played at least three times in MLS competition without ever winning.
Since the season opening defeat at Nashville SC, New York City FC has lost only one of its last six matches (W2 D3). New York City FC’s only two wins this season have come over Inter Miami FC and D. C. United, wo have totaled two combined points in the last five matchdays.
There have been only eight combined goals in Nashville SC’s seven MLS matches this season (6 for, 2 against)as Nashville SC is the seventh team in MLS history to concede only two goals through its first seven games of a season. Nashville SC is the only one of those seven teams to lose twice in that time.
Atlanta United FC’s lone goal in its 1-1 draw with New York City FC came off a corner in the 70th minute. Five of the eight goals New York City FC has conceded this season have come on set pieces, tied for the most in MLS this year (with Portland Timbers).
Nashville SC has kept clean sheets in in five of its first seven matches this season, equaling the most t this stage of the season in league history (with 12 other teams, including FC Cincinnati this year). Six teams have kept six clean sheets for the first eight matches of a season, but only one (Columbus Crew SC – 2020) since 2013.
