Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
08/07/2024
04:30
Prediction: 2-1
Nashville
Monday’s football game between Portland Timbers and Nashville will bring down the curtain on the weekend MLS round. Following three consecutive league wins, Portland Timbers suffered a 3-2 loss to Dallas in their last league match, but they are still seen as favourites to beat Nashville at home. You should know that Phil Neville’s troops have recorded four wins in the previous five home games in the Major League Soccer.
The Coyotes, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Inter Miami and Columbus Crew, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on Portland this time out. Forward Jacob Shaffelburg is still on the international duty, while the likes of Anibal Godoy, Julian Gaines, Lukas MacNaughton, and Randall Leal remain in the recovery room. In their last meeting at the venue the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Team (Portland Timbers):
Founded in 2009, Portland Timbers is a soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers are well known for their green kit and their secondary colours are red and black. Portland welcome their opponents at Providence Park and the capacity of their home ground is 21.144.
The club hold a long-running rivalry with Seattle Sounders as the two clubs used to face each other in the North American Soccer League. In 2015 Portland Timbers did remarkably well to win the MLS Cup and that is considered the club’s biggest success.
The Timbers defeated Columbus Crew in the final of the tournament and it has to be noted that the title game was hosted by Mapfre Stadium (Columbus).
Former Premier League footballer Liam Ridgewell played for Portland in the 2015 MLS Cup final against Columbus Crew. Speaking of the club’s supporters, you should have in mind that the Timbers sold out almost every home game in the MLS. Portland’s main supporters group is the Timbers Army.
