Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 23:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Larrys Mabiala 5' Y
Y 29' Daniel Lovitz
Diego Chara 84' Y
Chris Duvall 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee Chris Elliott
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

2
2
1
Portland Timbers 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Nashville SC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
20 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
29 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
26 Sep New England Revolution H 2–2 D
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
01 Mar Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Larrys Mabiala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' Dario Zuparic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' What a moment for Diego Valeri! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' 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 David Accam suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' Nashville SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steve Clark made 295 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Abu Danladi on, David Accam off on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Diego Valeri by Cristhian Paredes on 63 minute.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Dominique Badji makes way for Daniel Rios at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 74' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremy Ebobisse is hanging Yimmi Chara on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' Jimmy Medranda gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Abu Danladi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Diego Chara. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Chris Duvall picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nashville SC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.11 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Nashville SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers37% Draw28% Nashville SC35%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
65%
Draw or Nashville SC
63%
Portland Timbers or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers22% Draw49% Nashville SC29%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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