Match Report
Before the match
Nashville SC: three wins and two draws over five games; 11 goals scored, two conceded, keeping three clean sheets, unbeaten. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Philadelphia Union on 29 October; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Sporting Kansas City on 15 October.
0-0 was Nashville SC's result against Philadelphia Union on 29 October (Major League Soccer), playing at home; Nashville SC drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 24 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Nashville SC with CF Montreal. Nashville SC won 2-0 away from home, netting two goals while conceding zero. Playing away from home against San Jose Earthquakes (Major League Soccer), Nashville SC finished 1-1 on 18 October. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 15 October: Nashville SC won 4-0 against Sporting Kansas City at home in Major League Soccer, scoring four goals and allowing zero. Against Austin in Major League Soccer, Nashville SC scored four and conceded one on 11 October; the away from home result was 4-1.
New York Red Bulls's previous five results comprised two wins and three defeats. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 8 conceded. New England Revolution were their latest opponents, away on 28 October: a 3-2 defeat; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to San Diego on 10 October.
New York Red Bulls visited New England Revolution on 28 October (Major League Soccer) and lost 2-3; their goals totalled two, compared with three conceded. Inter Miami travelled to face New York Red Bulls (Major League Soccer) on 24 October. For New York Red Bulls, the score was 2-0: two goals scored, zero allowed. 0-2 was New York Red Bulls's result against Toronto FC on 17 October (Major League Soccer), playing at home; New York Red Bulls lost, with zero scored to two conceded. The 14 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired New York Red Bulls with DC United. New York Red Bulls lost 1-2 away from home, netting one goal while conceding two. Playing at home against San Diego (Major League Soccer), New York Red Bulls finished 4-1 on 10 October. Their score comprised four goals, against one from the opposition.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-0 away win for Nashville SC on 19 August and a 2-1 home win for Nashville SC on 15 May 2025.
After the match
Nashville SC edged past New York Red Bulls 3-2 at Geodis Park, Nashville on 1 November 2026. Julian Hall opened the scoring in the 34th minute for New York Red Bulls, set up by Adri Mehmeti, to make it 1-0. Rafael Mosquera added to the tally in the 40th minute for New York Red Bulls, set up by Cade Cowell, to make it 2-0. Tim Parker (an own goal) pulled one back in the 45th minute for Nashville SC to make it 1-2. Julian Bazan (an own goal) levelled it 78 minutes into the game for Nashville SC to make it 2-2. Sam Surridge put Nashville SC in front in the 91st minute, set up by Cristian Espinoza, to make it 3-2. Sekou Kone (25') and Jorge Ruvalcaba (47') were booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Nashville SC 260 points stronger than New York Red Bulls. Nashville SC's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 78.3% for a win in this pairing. Nashville SC are unbeaten in the latest 9 matches of their recorded form in the 2026 Major League Soccer. By expected goals the balance of play sat the other way: 2.85 to 2.94. Nashville SC made five changes. The card tally for New York Red Bulls was two yellow cards. New York Red Bulls made five changes. Across the goals, the lead switched one time. After trailing, Nashville SC secured the win.