Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Nashville SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 01:30 UTC Geodis Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Zac McGraw
Y 83' David Ayala

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Geodis Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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Nashville SC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 Nashville SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC 2022-08-04 Portland Timbers 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
02 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
23 Feb New England Revolution H 0–0 D
19 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 3–0 W
06 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
03 Oct D.C. United SC H 3–4 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Nashville SC A 0–2 L
02 Mar Austin FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L
20 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
06 Oct FC Dallas H 0–0 D
03 Oct Austin FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC Portland Timbers
#1 Position #22
77 Points 46
34 Played 34
23 / 8 / 3 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
71 Scored 62
25 Conceded 61
+46 GD +1
2.26 PPG 1.35
68% Win % 38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nashville SC to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 10' The 25-year-old Antony has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Edvard Tagseth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Geodis Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Portland Timbers have won 490 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nashville SC that had 228 games and scored 338 goals.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. B.J. Callaghan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Zac McGraw as he leaves the pitch. Eric Miller steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 48' The Honduras Andy Najar breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
  • 53' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Zac McGraw has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' GOAL! Ahmed Qasem scores on 68. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz
  • 73' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' The whistle greets Kevin Kelsy as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Mora.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Jonathan Perez comes on to replace Ahmed Qasem.
  • 82' Joe Willis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 83' David Ayala was booked on 83.
  • 86' The whistle greets Patrick Yazbek as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Brugman.
  • 90' Josh Bauer gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Andy Najar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The points are shared — Nashville SC 2-0 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach B.J. Callaghan

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Rodriguez 2
Santiago Moreno 1
Teal Bunbury 1
Eryk Williamson 1
Felipe Mora 1
Sam Surridge 1
Diego Valeri 1
Andy Najar 1

Head to Head

2025-03-09 Nashville SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC 2022-08-04 Portland Timbers 1–1 Nashville SC 2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC

Nashville SC Form

2025-03-09 Nashville SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2025-03-02 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Nashville SC L 2025-02-23 Nashville SC 0–0 New England Revolution D 2024-10-19 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC W 2024-10-06 New York City FC 3–1 Nashville SC L 2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC L

Portland Timbers Form

2025-03-09 Nashville SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC60% Draw23% Portland Timbers17%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Portland Timbers
40%
Nashville SC or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC45% Draw42% Portland Timbers13%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.