Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers

Nashville SC

2 - 0

Portland Timbers

🕒 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 GEODIS Park 🧑‍⚖️ Filip Dujic 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Nashville SC 11 · Portland Timbers 17

Referee Stats

Filip Dujic

26 matches · 4.12 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.12
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	54%
Draws	4%
Away wins	42%

How the match was won

Nashville SC outshot their opponent (24-9).
Nashville SC controlled possession (57%).
Nashville SC had the sharper finishing (12-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nashville SC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 18

Avg: 2.11 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 28

Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

0.89

2.11

0.89

1.00

1.47

65%

O2.5

35%

53%

BTTS

35%

59%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Nashville SC rank11th

Portland Timbers rank17th

Nashville SC points54

Portland Timbers points44

Nashville SC: #11 · 54 pts · GD +13

11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Portland Timbers: #17 · 44 pts · GD -7

21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nashville SC last 5 home

L W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-8

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portland Timbers last 5 away

L D L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index16

Goals2-4

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Nashville SC trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nashville SC score at home82%

Nashville SC clean sheet at home41%

Portland Timbers score away47%

Portland Timbers clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Nashville SC score first59%

Nashville SC win after scoring first80%

Portland Timbers score first29%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nashville SC 60% · Portland Timbers 30%

Avg first goal minute: Nashville SC 33.8' · Portland Timbers 30.2'

Vs league average

Nashville SC score at home2.11 vs 1.64

Nashville SC concede at home1.00 vs 1.36

Portland Timbers score away0.89 vs 1.36

Portland Timbers concede away1.47 vs 1.64

Nashville SC score 29% above league average, while Portland Timbers score 34% below league average.

Defensive side: Nashville SC are 27% below league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Nashville SC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

16-30 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

591

443

Passes Accurate

514

352

Passes %

87%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' Z. McGraw

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Najar

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Tagseth

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Z. McGraw

1st substitution · For: E. Miller

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Ortiz

2nd substitution · For: D. Chará

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Lassiter

3rd substitution · For: S. Moreno

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Qasem

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Lovitz

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Fory

4th substitution · For: K. Miller

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Kelsy

5th substitution · For: F. Mora

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Qasem

1st substitution · For: J. Pérez

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ H. Mukhtar

2nd substitution · For: T. Bunbury

82'

82' D. Ayala

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ P. Yazbek

3rd substitution · For: G. Brugman

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Najar

4th substitution · For: J. Bauer

Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nashville SC beat Portland Timbers 2-0 on Sunday, 09 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Filip Dujic. It was played at GEODIS Park.

First half: Z. McGraw received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 5'. Nashville SC took the lead at 45' when A. Najar scored, with the assist credited to E. Tagseth, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. McGraw replacing E. Miller. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Ortiz replacing D. Chará. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Lassiter replacing S. Moreno. Nashville SC extended the lead at 68' when A. Qasem scored, with the assist credited to D. Lovitz, making the score 2-0. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Fory replacing K. Miller. Portland Timbers made their 5th substitution at 76', with K. Kelsy replacing F. Mora. Nashville SC made their 1st substitution at 77', with A. Qasem replacing J. Pérez. Nashville SC made their 2nd substitution at 77', with H. Mukhtar replacing T. Bunbury. D. Ayala received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 82'. Nashville SC made their 3rd substitution at 86', with P. Yazbek replacing G. Brugman. Nashville SC made their 4th substitution at 90', with A. Najar replacing J. Bauer.

Nashville SC used 4 substitutions while Portland Timbers used 5 substitutions. Portland Timbers got 2 yellow cards.