The Seattle Sounders drew the Portland Timbers 1-1 in a bitterly contested Cascadia rivalry match on Sunday that, as usual, saw a number of fouls, controversial moments, and even a red card.
As usual, the scoreline is the most important number in soccer—but here are a few other stats that help paint the picture of this match.
51,796
The attendance of Sunday’s match at CenturyLink Field, around 5,000 more than their MLS average this season, and the highest of 2017. It was the 17th highest attendance at the CLink for a Sounders MLS match and only their 6th highest against Portland.