Form first: 2 of these 10 recorded matches were won and 4 lost, 12-12 on goals, worth 1.0 a game. That supports a current rating of 1520.
Component-wise that is 0.98 forward and 0.95 back, the smaller defensive figure being the better one. Looking at their last 36 matches on record across competitions, the venue split is 5-5-8 home, 8-4-6 away. Looking at their last 36 matches on record across competitions, 4 without losing is the sample's longest run for them. That is 20 points above the 1500 start. Over their last 36 matches in our records across competitions, they scored 51 and conceded 49. Per match that is 1.20 at one end, 1.20 at the other. Against the field-average side, their expected share of points is 51.6%. Compared with the rest of the competition (29 teams): 11 points clear of the mean, scores 0.20 below average scoring, concedes 0.26 below average conceding. Across their last 36 matches in our records, all competitions included, the worst went the other way, 1-5, 4 goals adrift. Across the five newest recorded results: 1 won, 2 lost. Across their last 36 matches in our records, all competitions included, that is 1.42 goals a game with 1.36 conceded.
Produced by our elo-poisson-v1 model over full match history.
Team Overview
New York City FC rate 1520 in our Elo model. New York City FC beat Chicago Fire 3-1 in Major League Soccer's 2026 season; next they drew with Toronto FC 1-1, lost to Philadelphia Union 2-3, lost to FC Cincinnati 1-2, drew with New England Revolution 1-1, drew with Toronto FC 1-1, drew with Nashville SC 0-0, lost to New England Revolution 1-2, beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 and lost to New York Red Bulls 0-1. The recorded goals include contributions by N. Mercau (4), A. Ojeda (2), Luighi (2) and Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos (2). New York City FC conceded 49 goals across competitions in the most recent 36 matches we hold, averaging 1.36 per game. New York City FC averaged 1.11 points at home and 1.56 away. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 7 March 2026. Their worst defeat was 1-5 on 29 November 2025. New York City FC's Elo fell 47 points between 26 July 2026 and 19 September 2026, moving from 1567 to 1520.