THE MATCHUP: Momentum before it was cool

TORONTO VS. PORTLAND

BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 1PM ET

TV: TSN 4

MANUFACTURED DERBY NAME:

"The Craft Brew Cup"

FACTS* AND STATS**

TORONTO FC

- Splinters: The Timbers-related injury Defoe is likely to pick up

- "Mo": What you can't spell momentum without

- 3: The phase of BMO Field expansion where it all goes wrong

- "Day-To-Day": Current listed condition of the TFC bandwagon

- If TFC can beat Portland they move to 2nd in Cascadia Cup standings

PORTLAND TIMBERS

- 30: Average waist in inches of Timbers supporter skinny jeans

- Portland mascot Timber Joey and his log have been detained by Canada Border Services on a number of logging charges

- Will Johnson and Michael Bradley are set to have the league's greatest tantrum battle

- Portland defender Pa Modou Kay has won the prestigious "MLS Player Who Sounds Like a Star Wars Character" trophy

- Despite the result, Portland Timbers are in a can't lose situation as they would simply tell their fans that a loss to TFC would be "ironic"

*Possibly

**Maybe