Our prediction for this MLS match:
All eyes will be on BMO Field when Toronto and New York City go head to head in the Major League Soccer. The Reds aim to bounce back from a heavy 3-0 loss to Philadelphia Union, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Blue Pigeons. Both Akinola and Auro remain in the recovery room, but they should be the only absentees in the home team. You should bear in mind that the Canadians are eyeing their second home win of the season.
New York City, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late. Following three consecutive wins in MLS, the Blue Pigeons shared the spoils with Chicago Fire in their last league match, and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of the trip to Canada. Anyhow, given New York City’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Both Heber and Zelalem remain on the sidelines through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Laurent Ciman):
Laurent Ciman is a Belgium international who plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. The defender who was born in Farciennes on August 5, 1985 played for Charleroi from 2004 to 2008 and he made no less than 85 league appearances for the Belgian outfit.
During the 2007/2008 season he was on Club Brugge’s radar and in the summer of 2008 he joined the Blauw-Zwart. After ending his loan spell with Kortijk Laurent Ciman joined fellow Belgian club Standard Liege and he spent five seasons at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. On January 22, 2015 the defender signed a three-year contract with MLS club Montreal Impact and he has been playing for the Canadian outfit ever since.
Ciman represented Belgium at the 2008 Olympics and he did remarkably well to make Belgium 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. However, he was unused at the showpiece tournament in Brazil. The Montreal Impact footballer scored his first ever goal for Belgium in June, 2016 in a 3-2 victory over Norway.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.