Our prediction for this MLS match:
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Chicago Fire and New England Revolution, Montreal will look to melt Philadelphia’s advantage in Eastern Conference when they face DC United on Sunday. The Canadians are enjoying a very successful regular season, and, no doubt, they have big ambitions for the MLS playoffs. Midfielder Djordje Mihailovic serves a one-game ban, while all Lassi Pappalainen, Ahmed Hamdi, and Tomas Giraldo are out of contention through injuries.
The capital club, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only 27 points in their pocket. DC United have nothing to play for in Sunday’s clash, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Montreal’s party at Saputo Stadium. All Brendan Hines-Ike, Brad Smith, and Adrien Perez should miss out with injuries for the visitors, who have already suffered 11 defeats on the road this term.
Highlighted Player (Romell Quioto):
Romell Quioto is a pacey winger who plays for both Houston Dynamo and the Honduras national football team. Quioto was born in Balfate (Honduras) on August 9, 1991 and he played for Union Ajax during his youth career. The Honduras striker started his senior career at Vida and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club.
In 2012 he was sent on loan to Polish club Wisla Krakow, but he played no more than nine games for The White Star in Ekstraklasa. Romell Quioto then took a step forward in his career as he signed a contract with famous Honduras club Olimpia. After scoring 38 goals in 96 league fixtures for the capital club the 180-cm-tall attacker decided to taste MLS football.
Quioto moved to Houston Dynamo in December, 2016 and he has been playing for the Major League Soccer club ever since. Speaking of his international debut, Romell Quioto received his first call-up for Honduras on February 29, 2012 for a friendly game against Ecuador.
Highlighted Team (DC United):
D.C. United have been participating in the Eastern Conference of the MLS since 1996. The capital club play their home games at RFK Stadium Washington and they are nicknamed the Black and Red. D.C. United won their fourth MLS Cup in 2004 and in 1998 the club clinched the Copa Interamericana trophy by beating Vasco da Gama of Brazil in the title game.
The Black and Red won the Eastern Conference on five occasions (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004) and, as a result, they are regarded as one of the most successful clubs in the history of MLS.
Andy Najar, Eddie Pope, Jaime Moreno, John Harkes, Ryan Nelsen, Christian Gomez, Nick Rimando, Richie Williams, Clyde Simms, Tony Sanneh, Marco Etcheverry and Santino Quaranta are some of the club’s most famous players. Speaking of D.C. United fans, the club has four big supporters groups: La Norte, La Barra Brava, the Screaming Eagles and La Norte and the club’s mascot is Talon, the bald eagle.