Our prediction for this MLS match:
St Louis play host to DC United at their CITYPARK in what is expected to be an interesting MLS game. St Louis City have been scoring goals for fun of late and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach against the capital club. Both Eduard Lowen and Njabulo Blom are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
DC United, meanwhile, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 loss to Messi-less Inter Miami, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on Steve Trittschuh’s troops. As for the visiting team, midfielder Pedro Santos is banned for the match, while all Mohanad Jeahze, Tyler Miller, Russell Canouse, and Steve Birnbaum remain in the recovery room. It has to be noted that the two sides meet for the first time ever in the Major League Soccer.
Highlighted Player (Christian Benteke):
Christian Benteke, born on 3th of December 1990 is a Belgian football player with roots from Congo. Benteke started his career at KRC Genk and after playing for Standard Liege, KV Mechelen, KV Kortrijk and Aston Villa the striker got transferred to Liverpool. Benteke is 191cm and is known for being a very strong goal scoring striker. In May 2010 Benteke made his debut for the Belgian national team.
Christian Benteke didn’t win any mayor prices yet. In the season 2008/2009 he won the national league of Belgium. Benteke is signed by Nike and got transferred to Liverpool for 46 million euro which makes him the second most expensive football player from Belgium. Benteke’s nickname is The Beast or Bentegoal.
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.