Our prediction for this MLS match:
FC Cincinnati
Match Time & Date:
18/10/2020
07:30 PM
Prediction: 2-1
DC United
Cincinnati will be looking to build on a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew when they welcome DC United at their Nippert Stadium on Monday morning. Cincinnati did well to put an end to their four-game winless run at the weekend, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to make it to the MLS playoffs.
Japan international Yuya Kubo, who found the net in the midweek fixture, will be one of the men to watch in the home team. The capital club, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest ahead of the match. DC United are on a nine-game winless run in the Major League Soccer, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Cincinnati’s party at Nippert Stadium. The likes of Arriola, Segura, and Birnbaum are likely to miss the game for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Haris Medunjanin):
After spending four seasons at AZ Alkmaar, Haris Medunjanin joined Spanish side Valladolid and he appeared in 42 league games for Pucela. The Bosnian midfielder played for the likes of Sparta Rotterdam, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Gaziantepspor in the past as well and in 2014 he returned to Spain, signing a contract with La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.
Medunjanin scored two goals in 24 league appearances for the Galician outfit and in 2016 he joined his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-and-a-half-year deal. The left-footed footballer, who was born on March 8, 1985 won two European Championship titles with Netherlands U-21 team (2006, 2007), but he decided to represent Bosnian and Herzegovina on senior level.
He made his first start for the Balkan Dragons in a 1-0 loss to Portugal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off match. Haris Medunjanin currently plays for Philadelphia Union and his contract with the MLS club expires on January 31, 2017.
Highlighted Team (DC United):
D.C. United have been participating in the Eastern Conference of the MLS since 1996. The capital club play their home games at RFK Stadium Washington and they are nicknamed the Black and Red. D.C. United won their fourth MLS Cup in 2004 and in 1998 the club clinched the Copa Interamericana trophy by beating Vasco da Gama of Brazil in the title game.
The Black and Red won the Eastern Conference on five occasions (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004) and, as a result, they are regarded as one of the most successful clubs in the history of MLS.
Andy Najar, Eddie Pope, Jaime Moreno, John Harkes, Ryan Nelsen, Christian Gomez, Nick Rimando, Richie Williams, Clyde Simms, Tony Sanneh, Marco Etcheverry and Santino Quaranta are some of the club’s most famous players. Speaking of D.C. United fans, the club has four big supporters groups: La Norte, La Barra Brava, the Screaming Eagles and La Norte and the club’s mascot is Talon, the bald eagle.
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