Nico Fernández Mercau is your Player of the Match for the second time just four games into the 2026 season. Was it because of the brace? Or the highlight-reel free kick that fooled the entire Colorado Rapids back line?
The vibes are good and the numbers are strong after New York City FC's 5-0 thumping of Orlando City in the 2026 home opener. Maxi Moralez is your Player of the Match for his one goal, two-assist performance.
Tayvon Gray is your Player of the Match for his clutch goal — it's just the third time he earned the honor since we started publishing player ratings in 2023.
The Starting XI averaged a 6.4 rating, a not great but also not terrible collective rating befitting a similar level of New York City FC performance in their 1-1 draw with the Galaxy.
It's no surprise that the numbers aren't great after New York City FC suffered the third-worst loss in club history by falling 5-1 to Inter Miami in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
The Starting XI set a new high, Pascal Jansen earns the best-ever rating for a head coach ever, and Matt Freese is your Player of Match.
Nico Ferández Mercau earns the highest rating for any NYCFC player this year with a playoff-best performance.
NYCFC might have lost to Charlotte in penalties, but there are positives to take from this game. Such as: Matt Freese putting up a Player of the Match performance with his third consecutive clean sheet against Charlotte
The feels are good after the 1-0 road win in Round One of the playoffs, with Alonso Martínez earning 85% of the vote for Player of the Match for weaving through the Charlotte defense like they were practice mannequins.
The numbers are fairly meh after the home defeat on Decision Day, which is to be expected. But Nico Fernández Mercau earns your vote for Player of the Match after scoring his third goal since joining NYCFC over the summer, and Máximo Carrizo is in the Player Spotlight.
NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese's strong performance in the 1-0 loss to Philadelphia Union earns him a 6th POTM honor this year.
Agustín Ojeda is your surprise pick for Player of Match — it's his first since joining the club at the start of the 2024 season.
You handed Nico Fernández a 5.9 rating and Player of the Match: It was that kind of night.
The Starting XI average of 7.5 is the second-best this year after NYCFC beat Charlotte FC for just the second time in club history.
The Starting XI vs Columbus averaged a solid 7.1 rating and your Player of the Match selection, Hannes Wolf, earned an eye-popping 9.1 for his pair of equalizing goals.
Alonso Martínez earns your vote for Player of the Match for the 7th time this season after scoring yet another game winner; head coach Pascal Jansen gets his highest rating of the year.
