Coming into the match with six victories in its last seven league matches, Portland was unable to overcome the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park Saturday night, losing 3-0. Here are three #StatMan takeaways from the match.
21With Andrew Weber, Jeanderson, and Taylor Peay making each making their first start of the season, Portland has now had 21 different starters in 2015. Darlington Nagbe, Adam Kwarasey, Jorge Villafaña, and Alvas Powell are tied for most starts this season with 19.
81Gastón Fernández finished the match with 81 percent passing in the run of play, successfully completing 39 passes—his highest career total in MLS play.
26The match was the end of an extremely busy stretch for Portland that saw the club play seven competitive matches over the last 26 days. The next seven matches for the Timbers will take place over a 44-day period.
