Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Nashville SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Mon 4 Jul 2022 · 00:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' David Ayala
Y 50' Jose Van Rankin
Y 50' Zac McGraw
Walker Zimmerman 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

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Nashville SC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
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
04 Jul Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
25 Jun D.C. United SC A 3–1 W
19 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L
12 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 0–0 D
29 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–1 W
21 May Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Nashville SC A 2–2 D
30 Jun Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
18 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
29 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
23 May Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Nashville SC Portland Timbers
#1 Position #26
60 Points 32
27 Played 27
18 / 6 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
55 Scored 48
21 Conceded 51
+34 GD -3
2.22 PPG 1.19
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Nashville SC are 1st (60 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
  • 5' Sebastian Blanco has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. David Bingham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' Against the run of play, Sean Davis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nashville SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Ayala on 29.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' The 31-year-old Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eryk Williamson is hanging Yimmi Chara on the field on 46 minute.
  • 50' Jose Van Rankin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nashville SC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Magnificent from Hany Mukhtar! That is 97 goals in 17 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' A goal from the Colombia international Dairon Asprilla! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-1!
  • 69' Luke Haakenson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 70' Jaroslaw Niezgoda makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ake Arnaud Loba. He replaces Charles Sapong on 74 minute.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Sebastian Blanco as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Loria steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 77' Walker Zimmerman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Felipe Mora is replacing Jaroslaw Niezgoda for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Teal Bunbury. He replaces Randall Leal on 82 minute.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Portland Timbers make a change. David Ayala trudges off to be replaced by George Fochive on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Rodriguez 2
Dairon Asprilla 1
Ahmed Qasem 1
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1
Sean Davis 1
Hany Mukhtar 1
Santiago Moreno 1
Teal Bunbury 1

Head to Head

2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC

Nashville SC Form

2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2022-06-25 D.C. United SC 1–3 Nashville SC W 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-05-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Nashville SC W 2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-29 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.06 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC52% Draw24% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Portland Timbers
48%
Nashville SC or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nashville SC41% Draw41% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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