Nashville SC vs. New York City FC Betting Lines, Odds, & Offensive Leaders May 23, 2026

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The upcoming fixture list in MLS includes first-place Nashville SC (-135) hosting 13th-place New York City FC (+328) — coming off a win and a draw, respectively — on Saturday, May 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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Money Line

Nashville SC to win vs New York City FC -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Nashville SC vs. New York City FC Odds & Favorites

  • Favorite: Nashville SC (-135)
  • Underdog: New York City FC (+328)
  • Over/under: 2.5

Nashville SC vs. New York City FC Betting Insights

  • Nashville SC is fifth in MLS in goals scored with 29 (2.2 per game), and NYCFC’s 19 goals conceded (1.4 per game) rank ninth in the league.
  • Thus far this season, Nashville SC has gone 7-2-0 in nine matches as a favorite.
  • Nashville SC has four wins in five games as a -135 favorite or greater.
  • According to the moneyline, Nashville SC’s chances of winning this match are 57.4%.
  • Offensively, NYCFC ranks 10th in MLS with 24 goals (1.7 per match). On the other side, Nashville SC’s 10 goals conceded (0.8 per match) rank first in the league.
  • NYCFC has been an underdog in four matches this season, and won two times.
  • NYCFC (+328) has been at least this big an underdog in one game, and won none.
  • The likelihood of NYCFC winning this match is 23.4%, based on the moneyline.
  • Nashville SC’s games have had more than 2.5 goals scored on eight occasions this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 2.5 goals, 1.4 fewer than the scoring average of the two teams combined.
  • So far this year, seven NYCFC games have featured over 2.5 goals scored.
  • The total for this game is 2.5 goals, 0.3 higher than the combined goals allowed for these two teams.

Nashville SC vs. New York City FC Offensive Leaders

Nashville SC Offensive Leaders

  • Warren Madrigal has taken a team-high 11 shots (0.8 per game) for Nashville SC, and scored five goals.
  • Nashville SC’s Ahmed Qasem has taken five shots, and he has one goal.
  • Patrick Yazbek leads Nashville SC with seven chances created (0.7 per game), and has three assists.

New York City FC Offensive Leaders

  • NYCFC’s Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has 24 shots (13th in league) and nine goals (fifth) this season.
  • Axel Ojeda has taken 13 shots (0.9 per game) and scored three goals.
  • Maxi Moralez has six assists, and is tops on NYCFC in chances created with 18 (seventh in league, 1.3 per game).
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