Nashville SC 2-0 Portland Timbers — MLS, 9 Mar 2025
Nashville SC beat Portland Timbers 2-0 in the MLS on 9 March 2025 at Geodis Park, Nashville. Andy Najar, Ahmed Qasem got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Nashville SC have won 0 and Portland Timbers 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 5'Zachery McGrawFoul
- 1-045'assist: Edvard Tagseth
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Zachery McGrawout: Eric Miller
- 46'
- 46'
- 2-068'assist: Daniel Lovitz
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'
- 77'out: T. Bunbury
- 82'
- 86'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
Nashville SC
- 8.5Andy NajarD
- 7.9Alexandre MuylM
- 7.9Ahmed QasemM
- 7.7Walker ZimmermanD
- 7.7Edvard TagsethM
- 7.5Daniel LovitzD
- 7.3Joseph WillisG
- 7.3Hany MukhtarF
- 7.3Patrick YazbekM
- 7.3Samuel SurridgeF
- 7.2Jack MaherD
- 6.9Jonathan PérezM
- 6.7Gastón BrugmanM
- 6.5Teal BunburyF
Portland Timbers
- 9.6James PantemisG
- 7.5David AyalaM
- 7.2Diego CharáM
- 7.2Antony AlvesM
- 7.0David Pereira da CostaF
- 7.0Kevin KelsyF
- 6.9Ian SmithD
- 6.9Kamal MillerD
- 6.7Ariel LassiterF
- 6.7Finn SurmanD
- 6.6Jimer ForyM
- 6.6Felipe MoraF
- 6.3Julio OrtizM
- 6.3Santiago MorenoF
- 6.3Eric MillerD
- 6.2Zachery McGrawD
Line-ups
Portland Timbers3-4-3
Nashville SC4-4-2
Substitutes
Nashville SCBrian Joseph Callaghan II
Substitutes
- 7Gastón Brugman86'M6.7
- 12T. Bunbury77'F6.5
- 23T. WashinghtonD
- 24Jonathan Pérez77'M6.9
- 99Brian SchwakeG
- 22Joshua Bauer90'D
- 16Matthew CorcoranM
- 33C. ApplewhiteD
- 28W. MeyerD
Portland TimbersPhilip John Neville
Substitutes
- 17C. ParedesM
- 9Felipe Mora76'F6.6
- 5Claudio BravoD
- 13D. ZuparicD
- 4Kamal Miller76'D6.9
- 15Eric Miller46'D6.3
- 21Diego Chará46'M7.2
- 25T. MuseG
- 30Santiago Moreno46'F6.3
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
2.71Expected goals (xG)0.50
24Total shots9
12Shots on target4
7Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
5Corners2
3Offsides2
9Fouls9
0Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves10
0.96Goals prevented0.96
591Total passes443
514Accurate passes352
87%Pass accuracy79%
Nashville SC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Najar | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Alexandre Muyl | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Ahmed Qasem | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Walker Zimmerman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Edvard Tagseth | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Lovitz | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Joseph Willis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Hany Mukhtar | 77 | – | 0 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 86 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Surridge | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Jack Maher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Pérez | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Gastón Brugman | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Teal Bunbury | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pantemis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.6 |
| David Ayala | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Diego Chará | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Antony Alves | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Ian Smith | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kamal Miller | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ariel Lassiter | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Finn Surman | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jimer Fory | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Felipe Mora | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Julio Ortiz | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Santiago Moreno | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Eric Miller | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Zachery McGraw | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Nashville SCLDWLL
- L02 Mar 25ANew York Red Bulls0-2
- D23 Feb 25HNew England Revolution0-0
- W20 Oct 24AChicago Fire3-0
- L06 Oct 24ANew York City FC1-3
- L03 Oct 24HDC United3-4
Portland TimbersWLLDD
- W02 Mar 25HAustin1-0
- L23 Feb 25HVancouver Whitecaps1-4
- L24 Oct 24AVancouver Whitecaps0-5
- D20 Oct 24ASeattle Sounders1-1
- D06 Oct 24HFC Dallas0-0
Head-to-head
- 08 Jul 24Portland Timbers4-1Nashville SC
- 04 Aug 22Portland Timbers1-1Nashville SC
- 04 Jul 22Nashville SC2-2Portland Timbers
- 09 Mar 20Portland Timbers1-0Nashville SC
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