Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
25/03/2023
21:30
Prediction: 2-2
Los Angeles Galaxy
Portland Timbers will be aiming to bounce back from a heavy 5-1 loss to Atlanta United when they take on Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday evening. The Timbers have been struggling at the back of late, but the bookies still see them as favourites to beat Galaxy on home soil. All Cristhian Paredes, Dairon Asprilla, David Ayala, Sebastian Blanco, Yimmy Chara, and Felipe Mora are sidelined with injuries, while fit-again forward Tega Ikoba is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last league match.
Meanwhile, the visitors are still without star striker Javier Hernandez Chicharito, who is struggling with a hamstring problem. Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate to record their first win of the season, and seeing that they will go for a victory in Saturday’s clash as well, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. Jonathan Bond, Chase Gasper, and Douglas Costa should miss out with injuries for the away team as well.
Highlighted Player (Dario Zuparic):
Dario Zuparic is a Croatian footballer, who plays for Pescara as a defender. Zuparic played for the likes of Sladograna Zupanja, NK Granicar Zupanja and Cibalia during his youth career. He continued playing for Cibalia at senior level and he made 57 league appearances for the Croatian outfit from 2011 to 2013.
In 2013 he signed a contract with Pescara and made 21 appearances for the team in the 2013/2014 Serie B campaign. Zuparic quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Pescara and it has to be noted that he played 36 games for the Delfini in the 2015/2016 season. The Pescara highly rated defender was born in Croatia, but he started playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He has 3 caps for Bosnian and Herzegovina U19 team, but he eventually decided to represent Croatia on the international stage. Zuparic has 5 caps for Croatia U20 and he played three matches for Croatia U21. The 188-cm-tall footballer was born on 3 May, 1992 in Zupanja.
Highlighted Team (Los Angeles Galaxy):
Los Angeles Galaxy are probably the most famous American soccer club. The club have been participating in the MLS since 1996 and San Jose Earthquakes are considered their bitterest rivals. A number of top-class players were part of the team in the past, but, no doubt, David Beckham is the club’s most significant star. The former Manchester United star played for LA Galaxy from 2007 to 2012 and he scored 18 goals in 98 appearances in the league for the club.
Fellow England international Steven Gerrard is yet another Premier League ace who joined LA Galaxy. Stevie G signed a $9 million deal with the club in June, 2015. One year before he arrived to Los Angeles, the Galaxy won their fifth MLS Cup, with the team beating New England Revolution (2-1) in the final of the tournament, but winning the CONCACAF Champions League in 2000 is considered the club’s biggest success. The MLS outfit outplayed Olimpia of Honduras in the title game, with Ezra Hendrickson scoring the winning goal ten minutes before the final whistle.
Los Angeles Galaxy play their home games at StubHub Center, the stadium that was opened on June 1, 2003. The capacity of the venue is 27.000.
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