The Portland Timbers will take on Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Fire Wednesday night at Providence Park (7:30pm PT, KPDX). Here are five numbers to know for #PORvCHI in the latest edition of Quick Strikes.
<10 In their last three games, the Timbers have held opponents to seven, nine, and nine shots respectively. It is the first time ever that Portland has held opponents to less than 10 shots in consecutive MLS matches.
47Diego Valeri has scored 47 goals in MLS since making his Timbers debut in 2013, good for seventh-most in MLS in that period. Portland is the only team in the league with two goalscorers in the top 10 in that time period with Fanendo Adi placing sixth with 50 goals.
90% No player in MLS is a more accurate passer in the final third of the field than midfielder Darlington Nagbe. Out of players with at least 10 attempts in an opponent's third of the field, Nagbe leads the way with 90 percent accuracy, having completed 244 of his 270 passes.
4 In the 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City, Sebastián Blanco registered his fourth assist of the season, joining David Guzmán and Valeri with four or more assists. The Timbers are the only Western Conference team with three players with at least four assists.
0 Other than the expansion Atlanta United FC, the Chicago Fire are the only current MLS team to have never defeated the Portland Timbers is a league match. Portland is 4-0-3 in seven matches against Chicago since the club's first met in Portland's MLS home opener in 2011.
