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Preview: New York City FC vs. Nashville SC - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Nashville SC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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With their MLS playoff hopes on the line, Nashville SC travel to Red Bull Arena on Sunday for a date with New York City FC.

On Wednesday, the Pigeons moved up to fifth in the Eastern Conference thanks to a 3-2 victory over FC Cincinnati, while the club from the Music City fell four points below the post-season line with a 4-3 loss at home to DC United.


Match preview

Throughout the 2024 campaign, New York City FC have been among the streakiest teams in MLS, and that trend has continued down the stretch of the regular season.

Heading into their Hudson River Derby clash with the New York Red Bulls late last month, the Boys in Blue were on a nine-match domestic winless run, but they come into this contest having won two in a row.

Nick Cushing's men are assured of a place in the post-season, currently on 47 points and with a chance to reach at least 50 for the first time since 2022 (55).

On their current two-match winning run this group have found the back of the net a combined eight times, as many as they had in their previous six matches combined across all competitions.

As the home team, NYCFC have claimed nine victories in the league this year, one more than in 2023, while they can reach the double-digit mark for wins on Sunday for the first time since 2022 (10).

The Boys in Blue are undefeated in their previous two MLS encounters against Nashville at home, hanging onto a 2-1 triumph at Citi Field last year and collecting a 0-0 draw the first time the two teams met at Red Bull Arena in 2021.

In the Music City, Nashville SC are in real danger of missing the post-season for the first time since their MLS journey began in 2020.

For the majority of the campaign, this team have been playing catch-up, winning just one of their first nine matches of the regular season.

Since the appointment of BJ Callaghan as manager in July, victories have been few and far between for this club, winning two of their previous 12 domestic affairs.

Callaghan has won just one away match in this competition since taking charge, and his side will need to improve their form as the visitors to remain in the playoff conversation.

Nashville's final two games of the regular season will be away from home, where they have lost six of their last seven domestic encounters outside GEODIS Park.

Never in their MLS history have they won a regular-season contest at Red Bull Arena, with the Boys in Gold failing to score a single goal in New Jersey.

New York City FC Major League Soccer form:

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Team News

After picking up a knock in their victory over the Red Bulls last weekend, Keaton Parks did not feature for NYCFC on Wednesday, and Malachi Jones was sidelined due to a broken tibia.

Parks's traditional holding midfield partner, James Sands, will not be available for this encounter after collecting another yellow card in midweek.

Alonso Martinez now has three goals in his last two games, as he was one of three players to find the back of the net for them against Cincy, with the others being Mitja Ilenic and Santiago Rodriguez.

Nashville will not have Tyler Boyd at their disposal for the remainder of the season after he tore his ACL, while Lukas MacNaughton is dealing with an ankle injury.

Despite the loss in midweek, Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis achieved another milestone, collecting his 150th regular-season cap for this team.

Alex Muyl had a brace against DC, setting a new single-season career high for goals in this competition (four), while Hany Mukhtar notched his seventh of the domestic campaign.

New York City FC possible starting lineup:
Freese; Gray, Martins, Haak, O'Toole; Wolf, Perea, Rodriguez, Ojeda; Moralez, Martinez

Nashville SC possible starting lineup:
Willis; Moore, Zimmerman, Maher, Lovitz; Shaffelburg, Leal, Godoy, Muyl; Mukhtar; Surridge


We say: New York City FC 2-1 Nashville SC

The Pigeons should be brimming with confidence after finally beating an elite MLS team this week in Cincinnati, and we expect them to continue that momentum into this encounter.


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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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