Five Telling Stats from the Timbers’ Regular Season

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports The chill is in the air, the leaves are falling to the ground and Dairon Asprilla is scoring world-class goals. You know what that means - the MLS Cup playoffs are near.

Things will reset for the Portland Timbers come playoff time and their record and form might not necessarily matter. But there are some numbers from the regular season that are worth paying attention to when attempting to predict Portland’s postseason prospects.

Here are five telling stats that I pulled from the Timbers’ regular season that might have some bearing on their fate in the playoffs.

+1: The difference in points per game when Sebastian Blanco plays

This should come as zero surprise to…