Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC Prediction, 7/7/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/5/2024

Game: Portland Timbers vs Nashville SC

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Nashville Soccer Club (6-8-7) are en route to Providence Park on Sunday where they will play the Timbers (8-6-8). The starting goalies will be James Pantemis for Portland and Joe Willis for Nashville.

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The Portland Timbers have amassed 57 SVs and they are the owners of a SV rate of 60.6 the season. Their difference in goals is 3 with the help of 41 goals tallied and also 38 goals conceded. This year, the team averages 1.36 pts per contest (30 pts) and sit at 3rd in the league with 31 assists. The Timbers sit at 11th in the matter of expected goals with 32.5, and the xGA are coming in at 32.3. Portland has 44 yellow cards on the season and 2 red cards. Portland has relinquished 38 goals while relinquishing 1.73 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing teams have accounted for 94 shots on target on them. They have accumulated 3 shut outs, which puts them at a percentage of 13.6% so far this season.

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Over the course of the season, Nashville has a save percentage of 72.5 (91 SoTA), and also rank 17th in MLS with 26 pts. The Nashville Soccer Club average 1.24 pts per fixture while accounting for 17 assists and 1 red card. Nashville SC has totaled 24 goals and the team's goals expected on the campaign is sitting at 26.0. Nashville has earned a shut out % of 28.6% this year as well as 30 yellow cards. Their goals against per 90 min is at 1.29 in addition to 65 saves, and they have earned 6 clean sheets. Nashville sits at 18th concerning goals surrendered with 27, and their goal difference is -3.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Portland is James Pantemis. Pantemis has played for 4,713 minutes and has earned 133 saves thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.48 (67 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 67.5. The goalie from Canada has seen 197 shots attempted against him in 52 starts. Pantemis (22-12-18 record in his career) has earned 12 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 23.1% shutout rate.

Joe Willis will be looking after the net for Nashville. Willis has totaled 72 shutouts while seeing 1,156 shots tried against him in 24,145 career mins. He holds a save percentage of 73.4 and his clean sheet rate is 27.1%. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 95-83-90. In his pro soccer career, Willis has given up 342 goals and has earned 816 stops in 266 starts.

Santiago Moreno is one man who can be a difference maker for Portland. The forward hailing from Colombia has accumulated 20 goals in 8,754 mins played. Moreno has started 102 outings during his soccer career and he has earned 0.21 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 25 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card cautions in his career.

Nashville has playmaker in Hany Mukhtar, who pesters opposing defenses. The forward who is from Germany has 20,410 minutes while scoring 88 goals. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 226 matches so far in his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 20 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 60 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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