After a midweek draw between the clubs, the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes will meet once again on Saturday at Earthquakes Stadium (7:30pm PT, FOX 12 PLUS). Here are five numbers to know for #SJvPOR.
1 With their assist/goal combo on Wednesday, Diego and Yimmi Chara became the first set of brothers from South America to combine for a goal in MLS history. Among the four other siblings to combine for an MLS goal, three were from the United States while the other pair was from England.
41 The Timbers are 11-5-8 against the Earthquakes all-time in MLS. The 41 points against San Jose are the most points Portland has against any single opponent.
5X2 Defender Marco Farfan is the only Timbers player with five or more tackles in a match this season. Farfan has accomplished the feat on two occasions in 2020, Wednesday against San Jose and in Portland's 2-2 draw against Los Angeles FC in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
61 With his goal on Wednesday, Yimmi Chara became the 61st different goalscorer for the Timbers in an MLS match. The first-year Timber is the fifth Colombian to score for Portland in MLS (Dairon Asprilla, Diego Chara, Jorge Perlaza, and Jose Valencia).
10 At the end Portland's match on Wednesday, the 10 outfield players on the field were all born in different countries. The 10 players were born in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela.
