Our prediction for this MLS match:
DC United
Match Time & Date:
03/07/2021
23:30
Prediction: 2-0
Toronto FC
Audi Field will host Saturday’s football game between DC United and Toronto FC, who shared the spoils in each of their previous five meetings in the Major League Soccer. The first half of the new MLS season has been a mixed bag for DC United, who sit in the 8th position in Eastern Conference. The capital club are after their fourth home win of the process, and it seems as if they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways.
Keep in mind that teenager Moses Nyeman suffered an injury in the defeat to New York City. The Reds, on the other hand, are having a season to forget. Several first-team regulars left the club, and given their five-game losing run in the Major League Soccer, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. Venezuela international Yeferson Soteldo returns from international duty.
Highlighted Player (Felipe Martins):
Felipe Campanholi Martins is a Brazilian footballer who was born on September 30, 1990 in Engenheiro Beltrao. After playing for the likes of PSTC-Londrina, Atletico Catarinense and Campo Grande during his youth career, he started his senior career at Padova.
The Brazilian midfielder appeared in no more than four league matches for the Italian club and in 2009 he moved to Switzerland, signing a deal with FC Winterthur. At the end of the season he joined fellow Swiss Super League club Lugano and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. In the winter of 2011 Felipe moved to MLS, signing a deal with expansion team Montreal Impact.
He scored his first MLS goal in a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on May 5, 2012 and he has been playing an important role in the team ever since. Felipe has yet to represent Brazil at senior level, but he could play for Canada national team in the future as he applied for permanent residency.
Highlighted Team (Toronto FC):
Toronto is a club based in Canada, but they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2007. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment own both the soccer club and National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs. BMO Field is the club’s home ground and the capacity of the stadium is 30.000.
The Canadian outfit impressed in the 2016 MLS Cup and they faced Seattle Sounders in the title game at BMO Field. However, the Canadians were more than unfortunate not to lift the silverware as they were beaten by the Sounders on penalties.
Speaking of the Canadian Championship, Toronto FC won their fifth domestic title in 2016, with the team beating Vancouver Whitecaps in the final of the tournament. Montreal Impact are considered the club’s biggest rivals and there have always been fireworks in meetings between the two Canadian sides. Toronto FC’s home kit is red and it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Reds. It has to be noted that the club was founded back in 2005.
