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Quick Strikes | Timbers with strong record under Friday night lights in MLS era

Caleb Porter, Timbers vs. Atlanta, 5.14.17

The Portland Timbers return home for a Friday night match with the San Jose Earthquakes at Providence Park (8pm PT, KPTV). Here are five numbers to know for #PORvSJ in the latest edition of Quick Strikes.


2 In MLS play, Portland has played 12 home games on a Friday and has been quite successful at the end of the workweek. The Timbers have a record of 7-2-3 in those matches for an average of exactly two points per match. 


150 The match will be the 150th regular season game for Caleb Porter as head coach of the Timbers. Porter will become the 21st coach to have managed 150 regular season MLS games in the league history. 


0 Portland has never lost to the Earthquakes in MLS play at Providence Park, having compiled a 6-0-3 record against San Jose. The streak includes four straight home victories by a cumulative score of 8-1. 


13 In six games played at Providence Park, the Timbers have scored 13 goals to average 2.2 goals at Providence Park this season, which ranks as the fourth-most in the league this season. 


28Since his debut for Portland in May of 2014, forward Fanendo Adi has scored 28 home goals for the Timbers, which is fourth-most in home goals in MLS over that period.