Our prediction for this MLS match:
Columbus Crew
Match Time & Date:
28/10/2018
04:30 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Minnesota United
Columbus Crew will be aiming to make amends for back-to-back defeats to the likes of Montreal Impact and Orlando City when they host Minnesota United at their MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday evening. Columbus are only two points clear of seventh-placed Montreal Impact ahead of the last game of the season, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win match for the hosts. The Loons, on the other hand, failed to book their place in the MLS play-offs and seeing that they have been struggling at the back in the season finale, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. Columbus Crew want this win more than Minnesota United, therefore, we predict that the hosts are going to prove their worth on the field. A man to watch in the home team will be Gyasi Zardes, who has netted 16 goals so far this season.
Highlighted Player (Cristian Martinez):
Cristian Martinez is a Columbus Crew midfielder who was born in Panama City on February 6, 1997. Martinez began his senior career in 2012 at local club Chorrillo, but after four years he was sent on loan to MLS club Columbus Crew. The Panama footballer found the net for Columbus on his MLS debut on June 1, 2016, becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club history.
Cristian Martinez played for the likes of Pittsburgh Riverhounds and FC Cincinnati on loan as well, but in 2018 he returned to the MAPFRE Stadium outfit. The Columbus footballer made his debut for Panama national football team against El Salvador on February 18, 2016, coming as a substitute for Armando Cooper in the 78th minute of the match.
Martinez made his first start for Panama in a 1-0 loss to Nicaragua in a friendly game on March 16, 2016. The Columbus midfielder has five caps for Panama U20 team as well as he represented los Ticos at the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship.
Highlighted Team (Minnesota United):
Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, Minnesota United are a professional soccer club that will compete in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer from 2017. The Loons will make their MLS debut against Portland Timbers on March 4, 2017 and, no doubt, they have big ambitions for the forthcoming season.
Minnesota United are the sixth team to join MLS from a lower division and they will welcome their rivals at TCF Bank Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 52.525 and it was opened in September, 2009. Bill McGuire is the club’s owner and he is on a quest to turn Minnesota United into a top-table side in the Western Conference.
Adrian Heath will be in charge of the club in the 2017 season and it has to be noted that the English tactician used to train the likes of Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Espanyol in the past. You should know that the club was founded on March 25, 2015.
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