NYCFC Shots Stats 2026

NYCFC Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 12.2 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 24.7 total shots on average. That puts them 9th of 30 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Chicago Fire, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NYCFC players take the most shots?

Nicolás Fernández Mercau leads with 22 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (2.44/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every NYCFC player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does NYCFC's shot profile look this season?

NYCFC are averaging 12.2 shots per game over 10 games and concede 12.5 for a match-total of 24.7. That ranks 9th of 30 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Chicago Fire, the page weights each NYCFC attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 NYCFC fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

NYCFC player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	9	22	2.44	100%
Alonso Martínez	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Luighi	attacker	9	19	2.11	89%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	5	5	1	80%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	9	11	1.22	78%
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	12	1.2	70%
Talles Magno	attacker	3	8	2.67	67%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	8	0.8	60%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	5	3	0.6	60%
James Sands	midfielder	10	6	0.6	40%
Malachi Jones	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Raul Gustavo	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Nico Cavallo	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Thiago Martins	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Tayvon Gray	defender	7	2	0.29	14%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	9	1	0.11	11%
Max Murray	defender	2	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Tomás Romero	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
26 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Atlanta United	Away	2-2	9	7	16	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (3)
18 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New York RB	Home	0-1	16	10	26	Andrés Perea (3)
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	6	15	21	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (3)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	18	11	29	Bénie Traoré (4)
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	6	13	19	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (2)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	6	14	20	Luighi (2)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	12	10	22	Talles Magno (4)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	16	14	30	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (4)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	17	18	35	Luighi (4)
31 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	1-1	16	13	29	Talles Magno (4)

NYCFC shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 12.2
Shots against per game: 12.5
Match total shots per game: 24.7
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 28 of 30

NYCFC Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	14.6	80%	80%	80%	80%	40%
Away	5	9.8	60%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	10	12.2	70%	60%	50%	50%	20%

NYCFC Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	13	100%	80%	60%	20%	20%
Away	5	12	80%	60%	60%	20%	0%
Overall	10	12.5	90%	70%	60%	20%	10%

NYCFC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	27.6	100%	80%	80%	80%	60%
Away	5	21.8	80%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	24.7	90%	70%	50%	50%	40%

NYCFC Team shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	12.2	14.6	9.8
Shots on target / match	4.1	4	4.2
Shots off target / match	8.1	10.6	5.6
Shot conversion	9%	5%	14%
Shots per goal	11.1	18.3	7
Shots on target per goal	3.7	5	3
Shots over 8.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots over 10.5	60%	80%	40%
Shots over 12.5	50%	80%	20%
Shots over 14.5	50%	80%	20%
Shots over 16.5	20%	40%	0%

NYCFC Shots against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	12.5	13	12
Shots against over 8.5	90%	100%	80%
Shots against over 10.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots against over 12.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots against over 14.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots against over 16.5	10%	20%	0%

NYCFC Match shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	24.7	27.6	21.8
Match shots over 18.5	90%	100%	80%
Match shots over 20.5	70%	80%	60%
Match shots over 22.5	50%	80%	20%
Match shots over 24.5	50%	80%	20%
Match shots over 26.5	40%	60%	20%

NYCFC 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	7.5	50%	50%	50%
Away	2	6.5	100%	100%	0%
Overall	4	7	75%	75%	25%

NYCFC 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	6.5	100%	100%	0%
Away	2	7	100%	100%	0%
Overall	4	6.75	100%	100%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 4 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	14	100%	100%	50%	50%
Away	2	13.5	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	4	13.75	100%	100%	75%	50%

NYCFC shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-2	9	7	16	-
18 Sep	Major League Soccer	New York RB (H)	0-1	16	10	26	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	6	15	21	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	18	11	29	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	6	13	19	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	6	14	20	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	12	10	22	14
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	16	14	30	13
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	17	18	35	18
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	16	13	29	10

Major League Soccer shots table 2026: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Cincinnati	26	14.62	15.62	30.23	88%
2	Portland Timbers	27	13.63	15.81	29.44	89%
3	Orlando City	27	12.19	16.74	28.93	85%
4	Seattle Sounders	27	13.7	14.3	28	78%
5	Inter Miami	27	15.26	12.67	27.93	74%
6	Charlotte	27	11.44	16.37	27.81	81%
7	DC United	26	13.15	14.46	27.62	88%
8	Los Angeles FC	28	14.18	13.18	27.36	86%
9	Real Salt Lake	27	13.81	13.44	27.26	78%
10	LA Galaxy	28	13.07	14.04	27.11	82%
11	Sporting KC	27	10.85	16.19	27.04	74%
12	Austin	27	10.59	16.37	26.96	78%
13	New York RB	27	13.04	13.81	26.85	74%
14	CF Montréal	27	13.19	13.26	26.44	63%
15	Chicago Fire	26	14.04	12.38	26.42	69%
16	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	17.42	8.77	26.19	88%
17	SJ Earthquakes	27	13.67	12.33	26	59%
18	Minnesota United	27	13.48	12.19	25.67	70%
19	Philadelphia Union	27	16.56	9.07	25.63	59%
20	New England	27	12.56	13	25.56	70%
21	St. Louis City	27	13.81	11.59	25.41	70%
22	San Diego	27	11.85	13.52	25.37	59%
23	Toronto	27	12	13.19	25.19	67%
24	Houston Dynamo	27	13.19	11.96	25.15	63%
25	Atlanta United	27	12.74	12.3	25.04	70%
26	Dallas	27	12	12.07	24.07	56%
27	Colorado Rapids	27	12.15	11.59	23.74	52%
28	New York City	27	11.52	12.07	23.59	48%
29	Nashville SC	27	12.56	11	23.56	48%
30	Columbus Crew	27	11.89	10.56	22.44	48%

NYCFC shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	30	12.07	12.63	24.7	60%
Vs top half	66	11.88	12.14	24.02	58%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

NYCFC shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	27	11.52	12.07	23.59	48%
Major League Soccer	2025	39	12.13	12.18	24.31	64%
Major League Soccer	2024	37	13.84	12.7	26.54	78%

NYCFC next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	Chicago Fire (away)	26.42	14.04	12.38	27.17	16.17	11
Wed 14 Oct 23:30	Inter Miami (away)	27.93	15.26	12.67	30.23	17.54	12.69
Sat 17 Oct 23:30	LAFC (home)	27.36	14.18	13.18	27.53	13.4	14.13

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	26	26	100%
2	Agustín Ojeda	attacker	21	27	78%
3	Hannes Wolf	attacker	15	21	71%
4	Talles Magno	attacker	10	16	63%
5	Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	17	59%

NYCFC players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	21	26	81%
2	Hannes Wolf	attacker	9	21	43%
3	Agustín Ojeda	attacker	9	27	33%
4	Luighi	attacker	7	9	78%
5	Talles Magno	attacker	6	16	38%

NYCFC players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	11	26	42%
2	Talles Magno	attacker	4	16	25%
3	Luighi	attacker	3	9	33%
4	Andrés Perea	midfielder	3	17	18%
5	Hannes Wolf	attacker	3	21	14%

Chicago Fire shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (A)	0-1	18	11	29	-
20 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (A)	3-0	9	13	22	-
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	22	4	26	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	Inter Miami (H)	1-1	10	20	30	-
5 Sep	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	4-4	15	17	32	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	2-2	20	11	31	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	New York RB (A)	1-1	10	11	21	8
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (A)	1-2	7	16	23	13
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Portland (H)	2-1	8	11	19	10
2 Aug	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	2-1	14	14	28	18