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StatMan Three | Diego Valeri hits half-century mark on career MLS assists

The Portland Timbers tied the Houston Dynamo 2-2 Saturday at BBVACompass Stadium. Here are three #StatMan takeaways from the match. 


7 Since the team's victory over FC Dallas on June 10, Sebastián Blanco has a combined seven goals and assists. Blanco is the only player in MLS with at least four goals and three assists in that span. 


62 Coming into the match, Houston had led 690 of 900 minutes played at BBVACompass Stadium while trailing for just a single minute. In Saturday's match, Houston trailed for 62 minutes. 


50 With an assist tonight against Houston, Diego Valeri now has 50 assists since he debuted with the Timbers in 2013. Valeri is the 32nd MLS player in history to hit the 50-assist mark. Additionally, Zarek Valentin's assist on Valeri's first half goal was the fourth of the defender's Portland career with all four contributing to Valeri goals.