NYCFC are averaging 11 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 22.8 total shots on average. That puts them 7th 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 Nashville SC, and a full match-by-match log.
Nicolás Fernández Mercau leads with 20 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (2.22/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.
NYCFC are averaging 11 shots per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 22.8. That ranks 7th of 30 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Nashville SC, the page weights each NYCFC attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
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.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | midfielder | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 100% |
| Luighi | attacker | 4 | 12 | 3 | 100% |
| Agustín Ojeda | attacker | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 80% |
| James Sands | midfielder | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Andrés Perea | midfielder | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 67% |
| Keaton Parks | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Malachi Jones | attacker | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 63% |
| Talles Magno | attacker | 5 | 10 | 2 | 60% |
| Bénie Traoré | attacker | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 57% |
| Mitja Ilenčič | defender | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Hannes Wolf | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Kai Trewin | midfielder | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Jonathan Shore | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 29% |
| Tayvon Gray | defender | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Thiago Martins | defender | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Matt Freese | goalkeeper | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Nico Cavallo | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Raul Gustavo | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kevin O'Toole | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Maxi Moralez | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Max Murray | defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Arnau Farnós | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Máximo Carrizo | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Seymour Reid | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Toronto | Away | 1-1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | Luighi (2) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | New England | Away | 1-1 | 12 | 10 | 22 | Talles Magno (4) |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Cincinnati | Away | 2-1 | 16 | 14 | 30 | Nicolás Fernández Mercau (4) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Philadelphia Union | Home | 2-3 | 17 | 18 | 35 | Luighi (4) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Toronto | Home | 1-1 | 16 | 13 | 29 | Talles Magno (4) |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Chicago Fire | Home | 3-1 | 10 | 9 | 19 | Talles Magno (2) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Columbus Crew | Away | 1-2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Andrés Perea (3) |
| 24 May 2026 | Nashville SC | Away | 2-1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | Nicolás Fernández Mercau (5) |
| 16 May 2026 | New York RB | Away | 1-1 | 14 | 12 | 26 | Malachi Jones (6) |
| 13 May 2026 | Charlotte | Away | 0-1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Hannes Wolf (2) |