Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Portland Timbers
4 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Mon 8 Jul 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
R 35' Brian Anunga
Y 90' Brent Kallman

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC — MLS at Providence 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

2
2
1
Portland Timbers 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Nashville SC H 4–1 W
05 Jul FC Dallas A 2–3 L
30 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
20 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
09 Jun St. Louis City A 0–0 D
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–4 L
04 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
30 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 1–2 L
23 Jun New York City FC H 1–0 W
19 Jun Toronto FC A 2–1 W
15 Jun New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Nashville SC is underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Nashville SC 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.
  • 15' Josh Bauer, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' The Chile Felipe Mora breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 1-0!
  • 21' Jonathan Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Rodriguez gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' A goal from the USA international Eryk Williamson! He fires home on 29 to make it 4-0!
  • 34' Amar Sejdic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 40' Daniel Lovitz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Portland Timbers make a change. David Ayala trudges off to be replaced by Antony on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Another change for Nashville SC made on 47 minute. Daniel Lovitz leaves to be changed by Josh Bauer.
  • 52' 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 Dru Yearwood suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Nashville SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Zac McGraw comes on to replace Dario Zuparic.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, Santiago Moreno off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Nashville SC! Brent Kallman comes on to replace Walker Zimmerman.
  • 78' Tyler Boyd has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hany Mukhtar on 78 minute.
  • 82' GOAL! Sam Surridge fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 86' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Eryk Williamson is replaced by Victor Enriquez on 86 minute.
  • 90' Brent Kallman is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rumba Munthali

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jonathan Rodriguez 2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1
Sean Davis 1
Hany Mukhtar 1
Santiago Moreno 1
Teal Bunbury 1
Eryk Williamson 1
Felipe Mora 1

Head to Head

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

Portland Timbers Form

2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC W 2024-07-05 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-06-30 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-06-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-06-09 St. Louis City 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Nashville SC Form

2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC L 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC L 2024-06-30 Nashville SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-06-23 Nashville SC 1–0 New York City FC W 2024-06-19 Toronto FC 1–2 Nashville SC W 2024-06-15 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers46% Draw24% Nashville SC30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
70%
Draw or Nashville SC
54%
Portland Timbers or Nashville SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers31% Draw42% Nashville SC27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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