Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer

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Nashville SC
3/8/25 20:30
Portland Timbers

Prediction:

 

Under 2.5 goals

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 by Carlos Zabala | in Major League Soccer Picks

Portland Timbers is in 9th place after the first two MLS games, which is exactly where they finished in the 2024 MLS and therefore had to play a single-match play-in where they were thrashed by the Whitecaps. Things don't seem to change much for 2025, since they were thrashed by the Canadian team again, but in a highly-even second game against Austin FC they were victorious after a last-minute goal by Pereira da Costa that made it 1-0 in the 89th minute.

For Timbers, Juan Mosquera has not yet made his debut, as he continues to recover from his back injury, while for the next match against Nashville SC, starting goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau remains questionable.

In the betting, for the second time Nashville will come out as the bookies' favorite at Geodis Park after what they were in their debut against New England Revolution with an implied probability greater than 50%. However, they have never been able to beat the Timbers in their short history, and they have not scored a goal in 2025. Nashville's streak of 4 consecutive seasons reaching the playoffs ended in 2024

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Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers Form

Table

Teams Pts P W D L GD
6
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
10 6 3 1 2 1
6
Nashville SC
Nashville SC
10 6 3 1 2 4

Nashville SC and Portland Timbers Latest Matches

Nashville SC
Nashville SC Latest matches
L L L W D L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer

New York Red Bulls
2 :  0
Nashville SC

Feb 22, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
0 :  0
New England Revolution

Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire
0 :  3
Nashville SC

Oct 6, 2024 - Major League Soccer

New York City
3 :  1
Nashville SC

Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
3 :  4
DC United

Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer

New England Revolution
1 :  0
Nashville SC
L L W D L D
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals
33% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

Feb 22, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
0 :  0
New England Revolution

Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
3 :  4
DC United

Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
2 :  2
FC Cincinnati

Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
1 :  0
Chicago Fire

Aug 24, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
0 :  2
Austin FC

Jul 31, 2024 - Leagues Cup

Nashville SC
0 :  2
Mazatlan FC
L W L L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
17% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer

New York Red Bulls
2 :  0
Nashville SC

Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Chicago Fire
0 :  3
Nashville SC

Oct 6, 2024 - Major League Soccer

New York City
3 :  1
Nashville SC

Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer

New England Revolution
1 :  0
Nashville SC

Sep 14, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Atlanta United Fc
0 :  2
Nashville SC

Aug 31, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Orlando City SC
3 :  0
Nashville SC
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers Latest matches
L D D L L W
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
33% BTTS
0.5 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
1 :  0
Austin FC

Feb 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
1 :  4
Vancouver Whitecaps

Oct 23, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Vancouver Whitecaps
5 :  0
Portland Timbers

Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Seattle Sounders
1 :  1
Portland Timbers

Oct 6, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
0 :  0
FC Dallas

Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
0 :  1
Austin FC
W W L D L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

Mar 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
1 :  0
Austin FC

Feb 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
1 :  4
Vancouver Whitecaps

Oct 6, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
0 :  0
FC Dallas

Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
0 :  1
Austin FC

Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
4 :  2
Los Angeles Galaxy

Aug 31, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
1 :  0
Seattle Sounders
L L D D D L
Victories

0/6 (0%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.67 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
2.5 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

Oct 23, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Vancouver Whitecaps
5 :  0
Portland Timbers

Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Seattle Sounders
1 :  1
Portland Timbers

Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Vancouver Whitecaps
1 :  1
Portland Timbers

Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Real Salt Lake
3 :  3
Portland Timbers

Sep 14, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Colorado Rapids
2 :  1
Portland Timbers

Aug 9, 2024 - Leagues Cup

Saint Louis City SC
3 :  1
Portland Timbers

Nashville SC against Portland Timbers : Head to Head (H2H)

Nashville SC

0 %

Draw

50 %

Portland Timbers

50 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

4.5
Total goals
100%
BTTS
1.5
Goals scored (Team 1)
3
Goals scored (Team 2)
100%
Over 2.5
0%
Under 2.5

Jul 7, 2024 - Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers
4 :  1
Nashville SC

Jul 3, 2022 - Major League Soccer

Nashville SC
2 :  2
Portland Timbers

Nashville SC against Portland Timbers Lineups: Starting 11

Nashville SC

Formation : 4 - 3 - 3

1
J. Willis
31
A. Najar
25
W. Zimmerman
5
J. Maher
2
D. Lovitz
20
E. Tagseth
19
A. Muyl
8
P. Yazbek
10
H. Mukhtar
9
S. Surridge
37
A. Qasem
11
A. Alves Santos
19
K. Kelsy
7
A. Lassiter
10
D. Da Costa
24
D. Ayala
80
J. Ortiz
27
J. Fory
18
Z. McGraw
20
F. Surman
23
I. Smith
41
J. Pantemis

Formation : 4 - 3 - 3

Portland Timbers

Missing players

Nashville SC
Nashville SC
Midfielder

B. Acosta

Forward

T. Boyd

M. Ekk

Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Defender

M. Araujo

Forward

J. Rodriguez

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Nashville SC
CD Huachipato Portland Timbers
Top Goalscorer
Sweden A. Qasem (2 Goals)
USA J. Bauer (2 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
Brazil A. Alves Santos (4 Goals)
Best assists
USA D. Lovitz (2 Assists)
USA W. Zimmerman (2 Assists)
Best assists
Colombia S. Moreno (2 Assists)
Chile F. Mora (2 Assists)

Nashville SC - Portland Timbers Key Points

  1. Nashville only managed 36 points in 34 games in the 2024 MLS
  2. In the last 3 Nashville-Portland Timbers games, there were goals from both teams
  3. Nashville SC committed 17 fouls in their last game against NY Red Bulls
  4. Nashville SC did not generate more than 3 shots on goal in their first two MLS games
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Our Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers Prediction

Nashville SC seems to have entered, along with the New England Revolution, into the same dynamic of 2024 in which their game system results in tight games with few goals. In fact, Nashville SC is one of the 3 teams out of 30 in the MLS that failed to score a goal in their first two games. For their part, the Timbers saw up to 5 yellow cards against Austin and their clash on Saturday could result in another difficult match to break the initial 0-0. Our prediction for Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers is: Under 2.5 goals.

Prediction:

 

Under 2.5 goals

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