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Why do Portland Timbers compare Felipe Mora with Carlos Vela?

By Fredi Roman

The Chilean forward is one of the best forwards in the league and is already compared to the Mexican star. 

The Chilean forward is one of the best forwards in the league and is already compared to the Mexican star. 

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Portland Timbers is one of the firm candidates to stay with the MLS Cup and much of his offensive power is due to the great moment of Chilean Felipe Mora. The Portland Timbers forward’s goal average is comparable to that of Carlos Vela in his best moment in the MLS. If Mora continues like this, surely his passage to Europe will take place shortly.

In MLS, statistics and averages are given great importance and Felipe Mora is one of those with the best goal average currently. Since returning to MLS this season, Mora has scored 7 goals in 9 games, but the most surprising thing is that he started only 4 among the 11 starters of the Portland Timbers team.

Knowing that Mora only started 4 games as a starter, you have to take into account the minutes played to get the goal average. It's surprising in that regard as the Portland striker has scored 1 goal every 60 minutes. In total so far this MLS season, Mora has played 418 minutes with the Portland Timbers.

Carlos Vela is one of the forwards with the best goal average in MLS. In the 2019 season he has managed to average one goal per game with LAFC. Mora is close to those statistics so in Portland they already compare him with the Mexican. If we take into account the minutes played Mora, the average is even better than that of Vera.


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