On Saturday, the Portland Timbers will welcome current Western Conference leaders, Sporting Kansas City, to Providence Park (7:30pm PT, ROOT SPORTS). Here are five numbers to know for #PORvSKC in the latest edition of Quick Strikes.
8 The Timbers currently have an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions. That is the longest single-season unbeaten run (all competitions) for the club since 2015, when Portland went nine straight without a loss culminating in their 2015 MLS Cup victory.
120 Since making his MLS debut in 2013, Diego Valeri hhas recorded 120 combined goals and assists in MLS play. That is the most of any player in that span, with Bradley Wright-Phillips having four fewer combined goals/assists than Valeri.
27 Dating back to the beginning of the 2016 season, the Timbers have won 27 games at Providence Park, the most home wins of any MLS team in that span. The club's 83 home goals in that span are the third-most in the league.
63%Portland has won 63 percent of the matches started by goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. His overall record as a starter with the Timbers is 12-4-3.
5+ Both Portland and Sporting KC enter Saturday's match on long unbeaten streaks in MLS play with Portland at seven straight unbeaten and Kansas City at five straight unbeaten. It is the first time this season that two MLS teams on unbeaten streaks of five or more games have played each other.
