Our prediction for this MLS match:
Inter Miami
Match Time & Date:
30/05/2021
02:00
Prediction: 1-0
DC United
Inter Miami will be aiming to make amends for a 1-0 loss to Chicago Fire when they take on DC United at DRV PNK Stadium. Inter Miami have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season, with the team struggling at home ground. The Herons are eyeing their first home win of the season, and we predict that they will go all guns blazing at DC United. Despite failing to find the net in the defeat to Chicago Fire, Gonzalo Higuain should continue to lead the line for the hosts.
The capital club, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back losses to Orlando City and Philadelphia Union. Considering that DC United have been struggling in front of goal of late, we do not believe that Inter Miami will have a better chance than this to get back on course. German international Julian Gressel, who suffered an injury in the defeat to the U’s, is unlikely to feature in Sunday’s game.
Highlighted Player (Blaise Matuidi):
Often described as fierce and strong tackler, Blaise Matuidi is one of the PSG’s engines in the centre of the park. Having begun his career at amateur and semi-professional clubs, the 29-year-old midfielder broke onto the big stage in 2004 when he signed for Troyes.
After a three-season spell he was transferred to Saint-Etienne where he played 132 league appearances in four years before signing with PSG. Although a midfielder tasked with ruining rivals’ play and providing support to his team mates from the back, Blaise Matuidi has a knack for scoring important goals. In 2015 Blaise Matuidi scored in a 2-1 win over Montpeiller to confirm a third consecutive French League title for his club after which he was named in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year for the second time in his career.
The 29-year-old is a national team regular who took part in France’s Euro 2016 campaign giving his contribution to the team’s road to the final of the competition.
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.
