{"id":37875,"date":"2026-08-29T20:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=37875"},"modified":"2026-08-29T20:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:39:18","slug":"match-preview-new-york-city-fc-vs-nashville-sc-09-04-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-new-york-city-fc-vs-nashville-sc-09-04-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"NYCFC vs Nashville SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

NYCFC<\/a> host Nashville SC<\/a> at Yankee Stadium on Friday, September 4 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

NYCFC have no fresh team news to report here, with the full complement of attacking talent available for selection. Nicol\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau<\/a> leads the way with 14 goals from 54 shots and 32 shots on target, adding 40 chances created that mark him as City’s chief creative outlet, while Axel Ojeda and Hannes Wolf, both on 5 goals apiece, offer secondary support up top. Nashville SC arrive with the same clean bill of health, built around Sam Surridge’s 12 goals and Hany Mukhtar, who has created 28 chances on top of his own 9 goals.<\/p>\n

Nashville sit top of the Eastern Conference<\/a> with 49 points from 21 games (W15 D4 L2, +26 goal difference), the form of a side that rarely needs to force matters. NYCFC sit seventh in the East and have blown hot and cold in recent weeks, needing a disciplined defensive shape to keep the league’s form side quiet. Expect chances to be at a premium, with Fern\u00e1ndez Mercau and Surridge the two most likely to find a way through in what looks set up for a single moment to decide it.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch NYCFC vs Nashville SC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n