Our prediction for this MLS match:
Colorado Rapids
Match Time & Date:
04/08/2018
09:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy were on the verge of suffering a loss to their local rivals Los Angeles FC at the weekend, but thanks to two late goals Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co. eventually picked up one point from the match. Siegfried Schmid’s troops have been scoring goals for fun of late and we predict that they will stick to their attacking style of play in Sunday’s football match, but beating Colorado Rapids on the road is easier said than done. Colorado aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to DC United and a victory over LA Galaxy will see them put an end to their five-game winless run in MLS. Aforementioned attacker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has netted 12 goals in the Major League Soccer so far this term, is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders, but we believe that the two teams are going to share the spoils at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Highlighted Player (Tim Howard):
Tim Howard is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of USA national football team. Howard is well known for his spell with English giants Manchester United. The experienced shoot-stopper played for the Red Devils from 2003 to 2007 and he spent the 2006/2007 season on loan at Everton.
At the end of the season he signed a permanent deal with the Goodison Park outfit and it has to be noted that he made no less than 354 league appearances for the Toffees. During the 2011/2012 Premier League campaign he scored his first and only goal for Everton as he found the net in a 2-1 loss to Bolton Wanderers. Thanks to the goal against Bolton he became the fourth goalkeeper to score a Premier League game.
In 2016 he decided to return to USA, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Colorado Rapids. Howard conceded 20 goals in 19 appearances for the Rapids in the 2016 MLS season and he managed to keep eight clean sheets. It is well known that the USA goalkeeper won the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the Yanks.
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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