Player Grades: Portland Timbers 1-1 Nashville SC

On Saturday, the Portland Timbers drew 1-1 against Nashville SC in a game that didn’t have many direct chances. Despite coming off a game where they scored four goals, the Timbers could only muster three shots on target and struggled to create a lot of clear-cut chances as they registered just under one expected goal.

Here’s my breakdown of how the Timbers’ players performed as they moved down into the 8th position in the Western Conference, outside of the playoffs.

Aljaz Ivacic (GK) - 8.