Our prediction for this MLS match:
Colorado Rapids
Match Time & Date:
11/08/2018
09:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
San Jose Earthquakes
Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes, the two sides who sit at the bottom of the Western Conference, face each other at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in what is expected to be a very entertaining game. Both sides are desperate to give their fans something to cheer about and there is every chance both teams will adopt a defence-minded approach in Sunday’s football match. A lively contest is on the cards and seeing that both teams defeated their respective rivals at the weekend, we predict that fans will see a high-scoring affair at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. A man to watch in the away team will be Qazaishvili, who scored a brace against Dallas, whilst San Jose defenders should have Sam Nicholson, who found the net in a 2-1 win over Los Angeles Galaxy, at bay.
Highlighted Player (Tommy Smith):
Tommy Smith is a left-footed defender who plays at centre back. Smith is capable of playing as left back as well and he represents New Zealand on the international stage. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, but seeing that he was resided in New Zealand he was eligible to play for both England and All Whites.
The New Zealand international played for the likes of Crewe Alexandra, North Shore United and Ipswich Town during his youth career and he made his debut for the first team in Ipswich’s 2-1 defeat to Preston North End in the opening match of the 2008/2009 campaign.
Tommy Smith impressed in the 2013/2014 Championship campaign with the Tractor Boys as he scored 6 goals in 45 league appearances for the club. Speaking of his international career, Smith made his full New Zealand debut on 3 March, 2010 in a 2-0 loss to Mexico. He scored his first goal for the All Whites in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Fiji. Smith was born on 31 March 1990.
Highlighted Team (San Jose Earthquakes):
San Jose Earthquakes are members of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The Quakes have been participating in the league since 1996 and they won their first MLS Cup trophy in 2001. Back then San Jose outplayed star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy in the title game, but it has to be noted that they scored the winner in the extra time.
Two years later the Quakes managed to repeat the success, with the team beating Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS Cup final. Avaya Stadium is the home ground of San Jose Earthquakes and the capacity of the venue is 18.000. The construction of the stadium cost no less than $100 million and the venue was opened in March, 2015. The club’s home colors are blue and black, whilst the Quakes wear white and red shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Chris Wondolowski is the club’s biggest star and he has been playing for San Jose Earthquakes since 2009. The USA ace has 121 league goals on his account ahead of the start of the 2017 season.
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