New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

New York Red Bulls host Nashville SC at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Wednesday, August 19 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

There are no fresh absences flagged for either side ahead of this one, so expect New York Red Bulls to lean on Julian Hall and Jorge Ruvalcaba up top, the pair responsible for nine and seven goals respectively this season, while Emil Forsberg’s 30 chances created remains their main source of creativity. Nashville SC should again build around Samuel Surridge, who has 11 goals in 819 minutes, and Hany Mukhtar, who leads the visitors with 22 chances created and 6 goals of his own.

Expect a cagey, low-scoring affair rather than a shootout. Nashville arrive top of the East on 40 points from 18 games with a league-best +21 goal difference, the look of a team that controls games without needing to flood the scoresheet, while New York Red Bulls, eighth in the East, have shown home vulnerability that will worry their coaching staff — a 3-2 escape past Orlando City sandwiched by a 0-2 home defeat to Charlotte FC and a 3-1 loss at Philadelphia Union. Signal’s model has this finishing 0-1 to Nashville SC, with Surridge or Mukhtar the most probable source of the game’s only goal.

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New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC: Best Bets & Predictions

East leaders Nashville SC visit a New York Red Bulls side still finding consistency in a congested playoff race.

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Nashville SCTop pickNashville arrive top of the East on 40 points from 18 games with a +21 goal difference, while New York Red Bulls sit eighth in the same conference.

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0-1 New York Red BullsSamuel Surridge has 11 goals in 819 minutes this season, exactly the kind of edge needed to nick a tight 0-1 win on the road.

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NoNew York Red Bulls were shut out 0-2 by Charlotte FC in their last home game, and a defense conceding at that rate makes goals at both ends unlikely here.

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Samuel Surridge to scoreSamuel Surridge leads Nashville SC with 11 goals in 819 minutes this season, the clearest source of a goal in a game we expect to stay tight.

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Season Form & Standings

Nashville SC arrive top of the Eastern Conference on 40 points from 18 games, with a +21 goal difference that leads MLS, while New York Red Bulls sit eighth in the East, still within range of a playoff spot but needing to find more consistency.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls): Julian Hall has 9 goals from 36 shots this season, still New York Red Bulls’ most potent outlet in front of goal.
• Jorge Ruvalcaba (New York Red Bulls): Jorge Ruvalcaba has added 7 goals from 45 shots and 18 chances created, giving New York Red Bulls a second scoring threat.
• Samuel Surridge (Nashville SC): Samuel Surridge’s 11 goals from just 24 shots make him one of the most clinical strikers in the league this season.

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls: D W L L W

• 2026-08-02: New York Red Bulls 3-2 Orlando City (W, home)
• 2026-07-25: New York Red Bulls 0-2 Charlotte FC (L, home)
• 2026-07-23: Philadelphia Union 3-1 New York Red Bulls (L, away)
• 2026-05-24: Sporting KC 1-2 New York Red Bulls (W, away)
• 2026-05-17: New York Red Bulls 1-1 NYCFC (D, home)

New York Red Bulls’ form reads D-W-L-L-W, with the two losses coming away at Philadelphia Union (3-1) and at home to Charlotte FC (0-2), before a 3-2 home win over Orlando City most recently.

Nashville SC: W W W L D

• 2026-08-02: DC United 2-2 Nashville SC (D, away)
• 2026-07-26: Orlando City 1-0 Nashville SC (L, away)
• 2026-07-23: Nashville SC 1-0 CF Montreal (W, home)
• 2026-07-18: Nashville SC 1-0 Atlanta United (W, home)
• 2026-05-24: Nashville SC 2-1 NYCFC (W, home)

Nashville SC’s form reads W-W-W-L-D, with wins over NYCFC (2-1), Atlanta United (1-0) and CF Montreal (1-0) preceding a 1-0 loss at Orlando City and a 2-2 draw at DC United most recently.

New York Red Bulls vs Nashville SC Prediction

This looks like a cagey, low-event night rather than an open game. New York Red Bulls, eighth in the East, need results to close the gap on the pack above them, while Nashville SC lead the conference with 40 points from 18 games and a +21 goal difference that’s the best in MLS. Samuel Surridge, who already has 11 goals this season, looks the likeliest man to land the game’s only goal, with Signal’s model settling on a 0-1 win for Nashville SC.