Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #23
40 Points 24
18 Played 18
12 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
35 Scored 33
14 Conceded 33
+21 GD +0
2.22 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nashville SC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
  • 5' Zac McGraw was booked on 5.
  • 10' Antony needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 288 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Geodis Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nashville SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Colombia international Diego Chara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edvard Tagseth made 176 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' David Ayala is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nashville SC tonight.
  • 46' Eric Miller is replacing Zac McGraw for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 48' Andy Najar puts Nashville SC on the lead.
  • 53' Jimer Fory has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 6 appearances.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' Sam Surridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 68' The Iraq Ahmed Qasem breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 2-0!
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Kevin Kelsy exits the field as Felipe Mora enters on 76.
  • 77' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Ahmed Qasem departs to be replaced by Jonathan Perez.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' David Ayala picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Patrick Yazbek is withdrawn and Gaston Brugman gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Andy Najar as he leaves the pitch. Josh Bauer steps in for Nashville SC.
  • With this win, Nashville SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Felipe Mora 1
Sam Surridge 1
Diego Valeri 1
Andy Najar 1
Dairon Asprilla 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 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
2.02 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC58% Draw23% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
82%
Draw or Portland Timbers
42%
Nashville SC or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC44% Draw42% Portland Timbers14%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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