Our prediction for this MLS match:
Houston Dynamo
Match Time & Date:
16/04/2021
08:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo will be looking to kick off the new MLS campaign in style when they take on San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Orange Crush experienced all sorts of problems in the last season finale, and, no doubt, they are eager to put an end to their three-game losing run in the Major League Soccer. The likes of Ariel Lassiter, Tim Parker, Maximiliano Urruti, and Mateo Bajamich joined the club in the transfer window, and it is no wonder bookies see Houston as favourites to win Saturday’s match.
Matias Almeyda’s men, on the other hand, did well to beat Oakland Roots and Sacramento Kings in the warm-up games, and seeing that they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Eric Remedi and Javier Lopez are the most notable footballers who signed for San Jose.
Highlighted Player (Mauro Manotas):
Born in Sabanalarga, Colombia on July 15, 1995, Mauro Manotas is a 178-cm tall attacker who plays for Houston Dynamo in MLS. Manotas is a product of the Uniautonoma football school, and he made 25 appearances for the club at senior level.
He made his Uniautonoma debut in a 3-2 win over Valledupar FC on May 29, 2013. Manotas scored his first goal for the club on August 13, 2014 in a Copa Colombia loss to Valledupar. In 2015 he decided to take a step forward in his career, with the Colombia international joining the Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.
Mauro Manotas made his MLS debut in a 2-0 loss to Dallas on June 27, 2015, while scoring his first goal in the league in a 2-2 draw with Minnesota United on April 16, 2017. Manotas has yet to receive a call-up for the Colombia national football team, but he has three caps with the U20 team. He scored his first international goal in a 2-1 loss to Brazil on January 23, 2015.
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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