NYCFC Shots on Target Stats 2026

NYCFC Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

NYCFC are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 9.3 total SOT on average. That puts them 6th of 30 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against New York RB, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which NYCFC players hit the most shots on target?

Nicolás Fernández Mercau leads with 10 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (1.11/g, 89% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every NYCFC player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does NYCFC's SOT profile look this season?

NYCFC are averaging 4.2 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.1 for a match-total of 9.3. That ranks 6th of 30 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 11.5 shots per game and create 8 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against New York RB, the page weights each NYCFC attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

NYCFC take 11.5 shots per game and put 4.2 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT 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.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

NYCFC are currently converting 33% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

NYCFC player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	9	10	1.11	89%
Mitja Ilenčič	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Luighi	attacker	7	8	1.14	57%
Andrés Perea	midfielder	10	6	0.6	40%
Bénie Traoré	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
James Sands	midfielder	10	3	0.3	30%
Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	4	0.4	30%
Keaton Parks	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Talles Magno	attacker	5	2	0.4	20%
Malachi Jones	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Matt Freese	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Tayvon Gray	defender	8	0	0	0%
Nico Cavallo	defender	7	0	0	0%
Thiago Martins	defender	7	0	0	0%
Jonathan Shore	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Kevin O'Toole	defender	6	0	0	0%
Raul Gustavo	defender	5	0	0	0%
Hannes Wolf	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Max Murray	defender	2	0	0	0%
Aiden O'Neill	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Máximo Carrizo	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Seymour Reid	attacker	1	0	0	0%

NYCFC shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
13 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Real Salt Lake	Away	0-2	3	6	9	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (2)
10 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Home	1-2	6	6	12	Luighi (2)
4 Sep 2026	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC	Home	0-0	1	2	3	Agustín Ojeda (1)
29 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Away	1-1	2	6	8	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (1)
23 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	New England	Away	1-1	5	6	11	Nicolás Fernández Mercau (2)
19 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati	Away	2-1	8	6	14	Luighi (3)
16 Aug 2026	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia Union	Home	2-3	4	5	9	Luighi (2)
31 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Toronto	Home	1-1	5	5	10	Andrés Perea (2)
25 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire	Home	3-1	3	5	8	James Sands (1)
22 Jul 2026	Major League Soccer	Columbus Crew	Away	1-2	5	4	9	Andrés Perea (2)

NYCFC shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.2
Shots on target against per game: 5.1
Match total shots on target per game: 9.3
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 27 of 45

NYCFC Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	3.8	80%	60%	40%	20%	0%
Away	5	4.6	80%	60%	60%	20%	20%
Overall	10	4.2	80%	60%	50%	20%	10%

NYCFC Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	4.6	80%	80%	80%	20%	0%
Away	5	5.6	100%	100%	80%	80%	0%
Overall	10	5.1	90%	90%	80%	50%	0%

NYCFC Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	8.4	80%	80%	60%	40%	20%
Away	5	10.2	100%	100%	80%	40%	40%
Overall	10	9.3	90%	90%	70%	40%	30%

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

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.2	3.8	4.6
Total shots / match	11.5	13.4	9.6
Share of shots on target	37%	28%	48%
Goals per shot on target	33%	37%	30%
Shots on target per goal	3	2.7	3.3
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target over 4.5	50%	40%	60%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	0%	20%

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

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.1	4.6	5.6
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	80%	80%	80%
Shots on target against over 5.5	50%	20%	80%
Shots on target against over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.3	8.4	10.2
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	80%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	90%	80%	100%
Match shots on target over 8.5	70%	60%	80%
Match shots on target over 9.5	40%	40%	40%
Match shots on target over 10.5	30%	20%	40%

NYCFC 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2.67	100%	67%	0%
Away	3	2	67%	33%	0%
Overall	6	2.33	83%	50%	0%

NYCFC 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	2	67%	33%	0%
Away	3	2.67	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	2.33	67%	50%	33%

NYCFC 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	4.67	100%	100%	67%	0%
Away	3	4.67	67%	67%	67%	67%
Overall	6	4.67	83%	83%	67%	33%

NYCFC shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Major League Soccer	RSL (A)	0-2	3	6	9	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	New England (H)	1-2	6	6	12	-
4 Sep	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-0	1	2	3	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Toronto (A)	1-1	2	6	8	-
23 Aug	Major League Soccer	New England (A)	1-1	5	6	11	7
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Cincinnati (A)	2-1	8	6	14	6
16 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	2-3	4	5	9	4
31 Jul	Major League Soccer	Toronto (H)	1-1	5	5	10	5
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	3-1	3	5	8	5
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	1-2	5	4	9	1

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
2	Cincinnati	24	5.96	5.79	11.75	71%
3	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
4	Orlando City	25	5.08	6.2	11.28	64%
5	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
6	Inter Miami	25	6.16	4.68	10.84	64%
7	Portland Timbers	25	4.52	6.16	10.68	72%
8	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
9	New York RB	25	4.72	5.64	10.36	72%
10	Austin	24	4.04	6.29	10.33	79%
11	LA Galaxy	26	5.15	5.12	10.27	73%
12	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
13	Charlotte	25	4.88	5.36	10.24	68%
14	Seattle Sounders	23	4.83	5.26	10.09	65%
15	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
16	CF Montréal	25	4.96	4.96	9.92	72%
17	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
18	New England	24	4.88	5.04	9.92	63%
19	Real Salt Lake	24	5.42	4.38	9.79	67%
20	San Diego	24	4.54	5.25	9.79	63%
21	Sporting KC	24	4	5.79	9.79	54%
22	Minnesota United	25	4.92	4.84	9.76	72%
23	Dallas	25	4.72	5	9.72	64%
24	SJ Earthquakes	25	4.96	4.72	9.68	48%
25	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
26	Chicago Fire	23	5.17	4.48	9.65	52%
27	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
28	New York City	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
29	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
30	Toronto	25	4.48	5	9.48	56%
31	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	6.39	2.87	9.26	57%
32	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
33	DC United	24	4.21	4.96	9.17	58%
34	Los Angeles FC	26	4.81	4	8.81	54%
35	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
36	Columbus Crew	25	3.88	4.76	8.64	56%
37	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
38	Philadelphia Union	24	5.04	3.54	8.58	46%
39	St. Louis City	25	4.72	3.76	8.48	44%
40	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
41	Nashville SC	25	4.68	3.72	8.4	56%
42	Houston Dynamo	25	4.6	3.6	8.2	44%
43	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
44	Atlanta United	25	3.96	4.24	8.2	44%
45	Colorado Rapids	25	4.12	3.96	8.08	40%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	20	4.05	4.7	8.75	60%
Vs top half	44	4.34	4.32	8.66	55%
Vs bottom half	20	4.8	4.85	9.65	65%
Vs bottom six	9	4.67	5.56	10.22	78%

NYCFC shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Major League Soccer	2026	25	4.68	4.96	9.64	68%
Major League Soccer	2025	39	4.36	4.18	8.54	51%
Major League Soccer	2024	38	4.76	5	9.76	71%

NYCFC next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Fri 18 Sep 23:30	New York RB (home)	10.36	4.72	5.64	11.23	4.85	6.38
Sat 26 Sep 23:30	Atlanta (away)	8.2	3.96	4.24	8.58	4.08	4.5
Sat 10 Oct 18:30	Chicago Fire (away)	9.65	5.17	4.48	8.82	5.18	3.64

NYCFC players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	20	24	83%
2	Agustín Ojeda	attacker	10	25	40%
3	Talles Magno	attacker	7	16	44%
4	Hannes Wolf	attacker	6	19	32%
5	Maxi Moralez	midfielder	5	14	36%

NYCFC players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	10	24	42%
2	Luighi	attacker	3	7	43%
3	Hannes Wolf	attacker	3	19	16%
4	Andrés Perea	midfielder	2	15	13%
5	Talles Magno	attacker	2	16	13%

NYCFC players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	midfielder	3	24	13%
2	Luighi	attacker	1	7	14%
3	Malachi Jones	attacker	1	14	7%
4	Hannes Wolf	attacker	1	19	5%

New York RB shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Sep	Major League Soccer	Columbus (A)	0-1	5	4	9	-
10 Sep	Major League Soccer	LAFC (A)	2-0	1	8	9	-
6 Sep	Major League Soccer	Seattle (A)	0-0	4	6	10	-
29 Aug	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (H)	1-3	4	7	11	-
22 Aug	Major League Soccer	Chicago Fire (H)	1-1	6	5	11	4
19 Aug	Major League Soccer	Nashville SC (H)	0-1	1	3	4	2
15 Aug	Major League Soccer	Atlanta (A)	2-1	3	3	6	3
1 Aug	Major League Soccer	Orlando City (H)	3-2	8	7	15	4
25 Jul	Major League Soccer	Charlotte (H)	0-2	6	3	9	6
22 Jul	Major League Soccer	Philadelphia (A)	3-1	5	10	15	7