Our prediction for this MLS match:
Columbus Crew
Match Time & Date:
22/11/2020
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
New York Red Bulls
A place in the MLS playoffs quarter-finals will be at stake when Orlando City and New York City go head to head at Exploria Stadium on Saturday. Orlando City finished the regular season in fourth position in the standings, six points behind Eastern Conference leaders Philadelphia, and, no doubt, they are capable of matching New York City at home ground. Dom Dwyer and Joao Moutinho are the only absentees in the home team ahead of Saturday’s clash.
Ronny Deila’s troops, on the other hand, finished the regular season in style, with the team recording a win in each of their last four league fixtures. New York City have been scoring goals for fun of late, and given Orlando City’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Heber, Sands, and Zelalem are injured for the visitors, while Gray has been quarantined.
Highlighted Player (Fanendo Adi):
After spending his youth career at Lagos Islanders and Union Bank, Fanendo Adi moved to Trencic of Slovakia in 2009. The Nigeria international played for the likes of Metalurh Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev, Tavriya Simferopol, Copenhagen and Portland Timbers as well before joining FC Cincinnati.
Adi was born in Lagos (Nigeria) on October 10, 1990 and he has two caps for the Nigeria U23 national team. However, he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. The Cincinnati forward was called up to the senior squad in the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, but he did not see any game action. Fanendo Adi made his MLS debut for Cincinnati on March 3, 2019 in a 4-1 loss to Seattle Sounders.
His main position is centre forward and his preferred foot is right. His biggest success is winning of the 2015 MLS Cup where Portland Timbers defeated Columbus Crew 2-1 in the title game.
Highlighted Team (New York Red Bulls):
New York Red Bulls is the first club from New York City to join Major League Soccer. In 2006 the club was sold to Red Bull GmbH and, as a result, they are nicknamed the Red Bulls. New York welcome their rivals at Red Bull Arena and the team’s home colors are white and red.
On the other hand, the Red Bulls wear dark blue shirts and yellow shorts on the road. In 2008 New York Red Bulls made it to the MLS Cup final, but they were not capable of matching Columbus Crew (1-3) in the Home Depot Center clash. A number of top-class footballers were part of the team in the past, but former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry is the synonym of the club.
Henry scored 51 goals in 122 league games for New York Red Bulls from 2010 to 2014 and it has to be noted that he scored his first MLS hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Montreal Impact on March 31, 2012. The likes of Youri Djorkaeff, Lothar Matthaus, Roberto Donadoni, Rafael Marquez, Juninho and Tim Cahill played for the club in the past as well.
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