Our prediction for this MLS match:
Austin FC
Match Time & Date:
07/07/2024
02:30
Prediction: 1-1
New York City
Austin FC play host to New York City at their Q2 Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting MLS game. Austin FC have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Minnesota United, losing to Sporting Kansas City, while sharing the spoils with Austin FC. Los Verdes are eager to climb to the playoffs berth, but Sunday’s game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. Colombia midfielder Jhojan Valencia is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while Diego Rubio serves a one-game ban.
The Blue Pigeons, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Orlando City and CF Montreal, but seeing that they were beaten by both Los Angeles Galaxy and Nashville SC in the last two away games, the share of spoils is on the cards at Q2 Stadium. Maximiliano Moralez is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the midweek triumph.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.
