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FULL TIME: Nashville 2-1 NYCFC
Abe Shire
• Matchday 15: Nashville SC vs New York City FC
• Date and Kickoff Time: Saturday, May 23, 8:40 pm ET
• Venue: GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
• Forecast: Cloudy, humid, summer-like, 77F/25C
• Watch: Apple TV
• Apple Broadcast Team: Tony Husband and Ross Smith (English), Bruno Vain and Andres Agulla (Spanish)
• New York City FC Radio: Glenn Crooks and Matty Lawrence (English), Roberto Abramowitz and Ariel Judas (Spanish)
• Officiating Crew: Alexis Da Silva (referee), Stefan Tanaka-Freundt and Kali Smith (assistant referees), Sergii Boiko (fourth official), Kevin Terry Jr (VAR), Logan Brown (assistant VAR)
• Kits: New York City will wear the light-blue Excelsior Kit; Nashville will wear their dark blue and gold The Heart of Nashville Kit
It's a New York City FC matchday, but it's also the last one for 60 days, as this trip to Tennessee to face Nashville SC is the last game the club will play before MLS hits pause for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The break is desperately needed for New York City, as their key players have dropped like flies as the matches piled up leading into this break. Eight members of the NYCFC first-team are ruled out even before a ball gets kicked at GEODIS Park, most significant among them the player with the second-most assists in MLS this season, Maxi Moralez, who won't be back anytime soon as he deals with another ACL repair.
Despite the absurd number of injuries, New York City will try to finish this pre-World Cup portion of the season on a high note, but to do so, they'll need to get through the team currently sitting atop the MLS Supporters' Shield standings.
Nashville SC is unbeaten across their last eight consecutive matches against MLS opposition, and they've only been beaten once in MLS play this season, away at Chicago Fire FC.
Only one team has gotten a win against them in their stadium in Nashville in 2026, and that was Tigres UANL of Liga MX during Concacaf Champions Cup. They've been the class of the league so far this season and they've still never lost at home to NYCFC.
New York Soccer Journal
New York City vs Nashville historic head-to-head
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
