Our prediction for this MLS match:
Los Angeles FC
Match Time & Date:
22/09/2018
03:30 PM
Prediction: 3-1
San Jose Earthquakes
Los Angeles FC will be looking to cement their spot in top six with a win over struggling San Jose Earthquakes at their Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC have been producing thrilling displays in their debut season in the Major League Soccer, but they can’t afford any complacency in the remainder of the season. The newcomers are likely to stick to their attacking style of play in Saturday’s football match against San Jose and seeing that the Earthquakes are sitting in the ultimate position in the, anything but a routine home win will be a major surprise in this one. A man to watch in the home team will be Carlos Vela, who has netted 11 goals in 22 appearances for Los Angeles FC this season. In their first and only meeting in the Major League Soccer Los Angeles FC defeated San Jose Earthquakes 4-3.
Highlighted Player (Laurent Ciman):
Laurent Ciman is a Belgium international who plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. The defender who was born in Farciennes on August 5, 1985 played for Charleroi from 2004 to 2008 and he made no less than 85 league appearances for the Belgian outfit.
During the 2007/2008 season he was on Club Brugge’s radar and in the summer of 2008 he joined the Blauw-Zwart. After ending his loan spell with Kortijk Laurent Ciman joined fellow Belgian club Standard Liege and he spent five seasons at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. On January 22, 2015 the defender signed a three-year contract with MLS club Montreal Impact and he has been playing for the Canadian outfit ever since.
Ciman represented Belgium at the 2008 Olympics and he did remarkably well to make Belgium 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. However, he was unused at the showpiece tournament in Brazil. The Montreal Impact footballer scored his first ever goal for Belgium in June, 2016 in a 3-2 victory over Norway.
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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