Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 #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' The ball is rolling at Geodis Park. Nashville SC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
  • 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zac McGraw on 5.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Kevin Kelsy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 204 appearances.
  • 20' Joe Willis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Walker Zimmerman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Eric Miller is replacing Zac McGraw for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 48' Nashville SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andy Najar on 45.
  • 53' Canada international James Pantemis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' 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 Ahmed Qasem suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' GOAL! Ahmed Qasem scores on 68. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' Felipe Mora is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Kelsy at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Ahmed Qasem as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Perez steps in for Nashville SC.
  • 82' Nashville SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. David Ayala is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 83.
  • 86' Another change for Nashville SC made on 86 minute. Patrick Yazbek leaves to be changed by Gaston Brugman.
  • 90' Andy Najar makes way for Josh Bauer at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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
Eryk Williamson 1
Felipe Mora 1
Sam Surridge 1
Diego Valeri 1
Andy Najar 1
Dairon Asprilla 1
Ahmed Qasem 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
2.12 Nashville SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC60% Draw22% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Portland Timbers
40%
Nashville SC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nashville SC45% Draw41% Portland Timbers14%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.5%
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap Nashville SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 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
40% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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