Nashville SC (6-7-8, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (8-8-6, sixth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Portland -116, Nashville SC +294, Draw +258; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers host Nashville in Western Conference play.
The Timbers are 7-6-4 in Western Conference games. The Timbers have a 0-3-0 record in games they score a single goal.
Nashville is 0-1-3 against Western Conference opponents. Nashville ranks ninth in the MLS allowing only 27 goals.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has scored 10 goals and added nine assists for the Timbers. Santiago Moreno has one goal and two assists over the last 10 games.
Sam Surridge has scored seven goals and added one assist for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has three goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 6-2-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
Nashville: 4-3-3, averaging 1.0 goal, 2.9 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Kamal Miller (injured), Marvin Loria (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Maxime Crepeau (injured).
Nashville: Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Jacob Shaffelburg (injured), Randall Leal (injured), Shaquell Moore (injured), Anibal Godoy (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
