The stats behind Toronto and Seattle's quest to make history at MLS Cup

Sebastian Salazar and Alejandro Moreno preview the Toronto-Seattle rematch, which might be headed for another cagey contest in cold weather.

Out of the bundles of stats and data extracted for Saturday's MLS Cup final (4 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN), there are several choice nuggets of information that spark one's interest.

1. History is calling for both teams

Whether Toronto FC would go down in history as the greatest MLS team ever if it wins on Saturday is a point that could be debated until the cows come home. Many will point to the early days of D.C. United, or one of the LA Galaxy teams from earlier this decade, but certainly TFC,...