On the back of four consecutive victories, the Portland Timbers will look for five as they host Los Angeles FC Saturday at Providence Park (Noon PT, FOX). Here are five numbers to know for #PORvLAFC.
106 Saturday's match marks the first time the Timbers will face off with the expansion LAFC. Dating back to the club's founding in 1975, LAFC will become the 106th different opponent for Portland.
5 Nine matches into the season, Sebastián Blanco leads Portland with five goals. Last season, it took Blanco 22 games to reach the five-goal plateau.
9 Dating back to last season, the Timbers have won nine consecutive regular-season matches at Providence Park. That is tied for the second-longest streak in MLS history and the longest streak by the Timbers since 1978.
331 Goalkeeper Jeff Attinella and the team have recorded clean sheets in all three of his starts this season. Dating back to last season, Attinella is on a 331-minute regular season shutout streak, which is his longest ever as an MLS player.
100 Against Seattle last week, forward Fanendo Adi made his 100th start with the Timbers. Adi is the fifth Portland player to hit the century mark of starts with the club, joining Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, and Jack Jewsbury.
