Our prediction for this MLS match:
All eyes will be on Lower.com when Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls lock horns in an eagerly-awaited MLS game. Columbus have been producing fine displays at the start of the season and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to win Saturday’s encounter. Alexandar Matan remains on the sidelines with a thigh problem, but the midfielder should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Metros, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas and given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. A man to watch in the away team will be former Leipzig forward Emil Forsberg, who opened his goal-scoring account at the weekend, while all Dante Vanzeir, Ryan Meara, Curtis Ofori, and Serge Ngoma are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Team (New York Red Bulls):
New York Red Bulls is the first club from New York City to join Major League Soccer. In 2006 the club was sold to Red Bull GmbH and, as a result, they are nicknamed the Red Bulls. New York welcome their rivals at Red Bull Arena and the team’s home colors are white and red.
On the other hand, the Red Bulls wear dark blue shirts and yellow shorts on the road. In 2008 New York Red Bulls made it to the MLS Cup final, but they were not capable of matching Columbus Crew (1-3) in the Home Depot Center clash. A number of top-class footballers were part of the team in the past, but former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry is the synonym of the club.
Henry scored 51 goals in 122 league games for New York Red Bulls from 2010 to 2014 and it has to be noted that he scored his first MLS hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Montreal Impact on March 31, 2012. The likes of Youri Djorkaeff, Lothar Matthaus, Roberto Donadoni, Rafael Marquez, Juninho and Tim Cahill played for the club in the past as well.