Match Preview: Five Numbers that Preview Saturday’s Cascadia Clash

The Portland Timbers are traveling north to America’s hat (Canada) for the first time in 2022 to face off against Cascadia foes the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Timbers are coming off a bruising home defeat and have been winless in their past three outings. They also hope to win the first Cascadia Cup clash of the season to try to get the season back on track.

Here are five numbers that help preview the coming game against Vancouver:

4: The number of Timbers center backs available for selection on Sunday

In his pregame media availability, Giovanni Savarese confirmed that Zac McGraw will be available after missing last weekend’s game due to (non-COVID) illness. That means that Sunday will…