Saturday , 14 November 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
20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#22 Position #1
46 Points 77
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 3
62 Scored 71
61 Conceded 25
+1 GD +46
1.35 PPG 2.26
38% Win % 68%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Nashville SC.
  • 5' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' What composure from Diego Valeri! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Andy Polo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Lovitz on 29.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Sebastian Blanco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 50 goals in his last 307 appearances.
  • 61' David Accam makes way for Abu Danladi at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • 63' Cristhian Paredes gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Diego Valeri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Rios is hanging Dominique Badji on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 74 minute. Yimmi Chara leaves to be changed by Jeremy Ebobisse.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 82' Another change for Nashville SC made on 82 minute. Abu Danladi leaves to be changed by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 84' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Chris Duvall will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Nashville SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 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% Draw50% Nashville SC28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.3%
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% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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