Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Geodis Park.
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #28 33 Points 14 14 Played 14 10 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 31 Scored 22 11 Conceded 28 +20 GD -6 2.36 PPG 1.00 71% Win % 29% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonNashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Nashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededPortland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Geodis Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 5.
- 10' Santiago Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Chara suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Muyl made 283 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antony, as he is very good at scoring at Geodis Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Zac McGraw departs to be replaced by Eric Miller.
- 48' Nashville SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andy Najar on 45.
- 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 287 games and scored 458 goals.
- 68' GOAL! Ahmed Qasem scores on 68. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz
- 73' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Mora. He replaces Kevin Kelsy on 76 minute.
- 77' The whistle greets Ahmed Qasem as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Perez.
- 82' Sam Surridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 83' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
- 86' The whistle greets Patrick Yazbek as he departs to be replaced by Gaston Brugman.
- 90' The Nashville SC manager makes a substitution. Andy Najar departs to be replaced by Josh Bauer.
- With this win, Nashville SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Nashville SC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 19
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31
Andy Najar ↓ Josh Bauer 90'
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10
Hany Mukhtar ↓ Teal Bunbury 77'
- 20
- 5
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8
Patrick Yazbek ↓ Gaston Brugman 86'
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37
Ahmed Qasem ↓ Jonathan Perez 77'
Bench
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7
Gaston Brugman ↑ 86'
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12
Teal Bunbury ↑ 77'
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24
Jonathan Perez ↑ 77'
- 99
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22
Josh Bauer ↑ 90'
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- 28
Coach B.J. CallaghanPortland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 24
- 10
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18
Zac McGraw ↓ Eric Miller 46'
- 11
- 20
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19
Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 76'
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27
Jimer Fory ↓ Kamal Miller 77'
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80
Julio Ortiz ↓ Diego Chara 46'
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Bench
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21
Diego Chara ↑ 46'
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15
Eric Miller ↑ 46'
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- 13
- 25
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4
Kamal Miller ↑ 77'
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9
Felipe Mora ↑ 76'
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30
Santiago Moreno ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonathan Rodriguez 2 Sam Surridge 1 Diego Valeri 1 Andy Najar 1 Dairon Asprilla 1 Ahmed Qasem 1 Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1 Sean Davis 1 Head to Head
Nashville SC Form
Portland Timbers Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.29 Nashville SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Portland Timbers xGI would bet for: Nashville SC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Nashville SC or Draw 84%Draw or Portland Timbers 37%Nashville SC or Portland Timbers 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9.4%1 – 0 9.2%1 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 7.1%0 – 0 5.7%4 – 0 4.6%4 – 1 4.1%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Nashville SC
Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 20% 55% -1.5 45% — 55% -1 45% 22% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.