Major League Soccer

Mar 9, 2025 at 1.30am UK

Geodis Park

Nashville
2 - 0
Portland

Najar (45+3', 45+3'), Qasem (68', 68')

FT(HT: 2-0)

McGraw (5'), McGraw (5'), Ayala (83'), Ayala (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nashville SC

All competitions

Last Game: NY Red Bulls 2-0 Nashville
Sunday, March 2 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Portland 1-0 Austin
Sunday, March 2 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nashville SC win with a probability of 50.09%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 25.61% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nashville SC win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (8.56%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Nashville SC in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nashville SC.

Result
Nashville SC	Draw	Portland Timbers
50.09% ( -0.48)	24.3% ( 0.11)	25.61% ( 0.37)

Both teams to score 54.61% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.68% (

-0.16)

47.32% (

0.16)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.46% (

-0.15)

69.54% (

0.14)

Nashville SC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.08% (

-0.25)

18.92% (

0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.57% (

-0.41)

50.43% (

0.41)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.36% (

0.22)

32.64% (

-0.22)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.82% (

0.24)

69.18% (

-0.24)

Score Analysis

Nashville SC 50.09%

Portland Timbers 25.61%

Draw 24.3%

Nashville SC	Draw	Portland Timbers
1-0 @ 10.28% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.58% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 8.56% ( -0.08) 3-1 @ 5.32% ( -0.06) 3-0 @ 4.75% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 2.98% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 2.21% ( -0.04) 4-0 @ 1.98% ( -0.05) 4-2 @ 1.24% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.19% Total : 50.09%	1-1 @ 11.51% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 6.18% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 5.37% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( 0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.3%	0-1 @ 6.92% ( 0.09) 1-2 @ 6.45% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 3.87% ( 0.07) 1-3 @ 2.41% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 2% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.45% ( 0.04) Other @ 2.52% Total : 25.61%