Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/29/2022

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Game: Nashville SC vs Portland Timbers

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: GEODIS Park in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-111) Portland (+270)

Yimmi Chara and the Portland Timbers (4-7-6, 11th in Western Conference) travel to GEODIS Park on Sunday where they'll take on Nashville SC (7-5-5, 5th in Western Conference). The goalies who are expected to start are Joe Willis for Nashville SC and Aljaz Ivacic for the Portland Timbers. The moneyline on this matchup has Nashville SC priced at -111 and the Timbers are at +270. The over/under opens at 2.75.

Nashville stepped onto the pitch against D.C. in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 3-1. Nashville SC tried 8 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 2 of the tries for a percentage of 25.0%. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 84.4% passes received percentage by completing 260 of the 308 targeted passes in their last game.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Nashville finished at a 55.6% clip by putting 5 SoT out of 9 total shots. Nashville is averaging 1.29 g/90 (22 total goals) and have accounted for 18 assists in all matches for this campaign.

C.J. Sapong is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Nashville SC. Sapong has been a starter in 254 outings in his career and he tallies 0.35 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from the United States has earned 89 goals scored in 22,922 minutes played. He has 28 assists while accumulating 22 yellow card warnings in his career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Hany Mukhtar, the forward representing Germany. Mukhtar has been on the field for 14,315 minutes in 159 career starts and has been given 26 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 41 times thus far in his career while scoring 51 total goals. He scores 0.32 G/90 during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Nashville SC is Joe Willis. Willis (69-63-68 record during his career) has accumulated 50 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 25.3% shutout percentage. The goalie born in the United States has faced 852 shots tried against him in 198 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.34 (268 goals allowed) and his save % is 71.4. Willis has played for 18,009 mins and has earned 604 saves thus far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Portland earned three points by winning 3-0 against Colorado. They wrapped up this outing by completing 408 out of their 466 passing tries for a rate of 87.6%. The Timbers earned a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 of the 14 dribbles they tried. Portland converted 6 shots on target out of 18 shots attempted giving them a 33.3% clip in their last match. Having accumulated 25 goals and 18 assists in all their games, Portland averages 1.47 goals and 1.06 assists per 90.

Yimmi Chara should provide solid play for Portland Timbers. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 176 outings in his career. The forward who is from Columbia has 15,495 professional minutes while scoring 39 goals. He has totaled 6 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 35 times. Make sure to watch out for Dairon Asprilla, the forward born in Colombia. Asprilla has earned himself 23 yellow card warnings in 9,207 mins played (106 career starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.31. He has accounted for 32 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 12 times.

Aljaz Ivacic will reside in front of the net for Portland Timbers. During his pro soccer career, Ivacic has conceded 65 goals and has accumulated 106 stops in 32 starts. He has surrendered 2.00 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 9-9-14. He has earned a save percentage of 63.3 and his clean sheet rate is currently 12.5%. Ivacic has 4 clean sheets and has defended 169 shots against him in 2,931 mins in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nashville (-111)

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