The Seattle Sounders are hosting the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday (1 p.m. PT; JOEtv, Univision-Seattle, ROOT Sports (outside Seattle), KIRO 97. 3, El Rey 1360AM) in the second of three meetings this season. Ahead of the Cascadia rivalry match, here are the numbers to know.
4: Number of consecutive matches in MLS play that the Whitecaps have won at CenturyLink Field. The run began in a game where rookie Kekuta Manneh scored a hat trick in 2013.
6: Whitecaps points in 10 matches since Manneh required right foot surgery in July.
7: Number of penalty kicks the Whitecaps have taken this season, tied for third in the league. They took and scored two in their win over Seattle in March.
10: Matches since the Sounders last kept a clean sheet.
26: Percentage of goals scored in the final 15 minutes of matches in this series since 2011.
69: Percentage of Sounders goals Nicolas Lodeiro has either scored or assisted since his debut seven matches ago.
87: Percentage of matches with a home crowd over 45,000 in which the Sounders have recorded at least a point. CenturyLink Field will open to its full capacity on Saturday for the fourth time this season.
89.43: Touches per match for Lodeiro, second in the league behind only Toronto FC’s Michael Bradley.
411: Fouls committed by the Whitecaps this year, second in the league (D.C. United).
513: Vancouver’s total touches in opponents’ boxes, third-to-last in the league and something Seattle has struggled to prevent in its last two matches against Portland and San Jose.
