Predictions & Livescore Major League Soccer - Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC

Major League Soccer - Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC
Match Time: 08-07-2024 10:30 Monday (GMT+8)
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Portland Timbers

If football was all about entertainment, the Timbers might be running away with the MLS crown, as they have produced some of the most captivating matches of the 2024 regular season.

On 12 occasions this year, a Portland game has produced four goals or more, including their previous two clashes, which ended 3-2.

Unfortunately, an aggressive approach does not always win the day, as Phil Neville discovered on Wednesday when his team conceded three minutes before the 90 and lost.

As a result, they are now sixth in the Western Conference with 30 points, having suffered three defeats domestically in 2024 when scoring the opening goal.

While their seven-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended on Wednesday, they can extend their MLS unbeaten run at Providence Park to six games this weekend, which would be their longest undefeated run at home since 2022 (six).

After 22 league fixtures, Portland have scored multiple times in 15 of those encounters and have not lost at home all year when doing so.

Nashville SC

The new coach bump may be wearing off for Rumba Munthali in the Music City, with Nashville suffering consecutive defeats for the first time since he took charge.

His time as their head coach will only be temporary though, with BJ Callaghan being announced as the new permanent boss this week.

Callaghan will not join the club until July 22, making his touchline debut on July 31st, so Munthali will be in charge until then.

It has not been spectacular, but under Munthali, Nashville have at least got themselves in a playoff position, sitting two points above that line in the Eastern Conference.

Three of their next four MLS fixtures take place away from home, where Nashville have points in three of their previous four outings.

In their two prior visits to Providence Park, the Boys in Gold have yet to triumph, squandering an early 1-0 advantage in their last trip to Portland in 2022 (1-1 draw).

Prediction: Portland Timbers 2-0 Nashville SC