Portland Timbers play Nashville after shutout win

Portland Timbers (1-1-0) vs. Nashville SC (0-1-1)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC -111, Portland +258, Draw +271; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Austin 1-0, the Portland Timbers play Nashville.

Nashville was 9-16-9 overall in the 2024 season while going 5-6-6 at home. Nashville averaged 1.1 goals on 3.3 shots on goal per game last season.

The Timbers put together a 12-11-11 record overall in 2024 while finishing 3-9-6 in road games. The Timbers scored 65 goals a season ago, averaging 1.9 per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Jacob Shaffelburg (injured), Bryan Acosta (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured), Gaston Brugman (injured).

Timbers: Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Santiago Moreno (injured), Kamal Miller (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Jonathan Rodriguez (injured), Maxime Crepeau (injured), Dario Zuparic (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.