The Portland Timbers welcome FC Dallas to Providence Park Sunday evening (8pm PT, TICKETS, FOX 12 Oregon, UniMás, Twitter). Here is the latest edition of Quick Strikes ahead of #PORvDAL.
4 Forward Brian Fernandez has scored in four consecutive league appearances to begin his Timbers career, equaling an MLS record for the most consecutive games with a goal to begin an MLS career.
2 The Timbers have had back-to-back games with players scoring their first career goals: Marvin LorÃa against Houston on June 22 and Tomás Conechny on June 26 against Montreal.
7 With Conechny’s headed finish against the Impact, the Timbers now rank tied for first in the league in headed goals at seven.
1 The Timbers have lost only one match in nine regular-season contests against FC Dallas at Providence Park (5-1-3) dating back to April 17, 2011, outscoring Dallas 15-10.
10 Portland has had 10 different goalscorers in 2019 league play: Jeremy Ebobisse, Fernandez, Diego Valeri, Sebastián Blanco, Cristhian Paredes, LorÃa, Jorge Moreira, Bill Tuiloma, Larrys Mabiala and Conechny.
