Our prediction for this MLS match:
St Louis
Match Time & Date:
01/09/2024
20:45
Prediction: 1-2
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sunday’s football game between St Louis City and Los Angeles Galaxy will bring down the curtain on the weekend MLS round. St Louis City aim to keep their playoffs hopes alive and they have no other option but to fight tooth and nail against L.A. Galaxy. There are no suspended players in the home team, but all Joakim Nilsson, Joao Klauss, Celio Pompeu, Rasmus Alm, and Tomas Ostrak are sidelined with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, are determined to retain top position in the Western Conference and given St Louis City’s five-game winless run in the Major League Soccer, away triumph should be considered. Bear in mind, though, that Ghana forward Jonathan Paintsil misses out through suspension as well as midfielder Riqui Puig. Both Carlos Garces and Julian Aude are sidelined with injuries for the away team. German football legend Marco Reus is likely to sneak into the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Martin Caceres):
Martin Caceres is a widely travelled and well known Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Juventus. Primarily a central defender, Caceres is known for his tenacity, pace, strength, tackling and aerial ability. He is versatile and can operate as full-back on either sides too. Caceres started his career at Defensor Sporting and became a regular at a very young age.
In 2007, he went to Spanish side Villarreal but never officially appeared for them. He then was snapped up by Barcelona in 2008 for a reported transfer fee of € 16.5 million. But his only season at the Camp Nou was marred with injuries and moved to Juventus in 2012 via a short stop at Sevilla.
Caceres made his full senior team debut in 2007 and was a successful member of the team that won the 2011 Copa America. He also played at the 2014 World Cup and has 68 national caps to his credit.
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.
