Our prediction for this MLS match:
Los Angeles Galaxy
Match Time & Date:
29/07/2018
09:30 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Orlando City
Buoyed by three consecutive wins over the likes of Columbus Crew, New England and Philadelphia Union, Los Angeles Galaxy square off against Orlando City at Stubhub Center in what is expected to be a real football festival. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been in a thrilling form of late and all eyes will be on the Swedish veteran when LA Galaxy face Orlando City this weekend. The hosts are eyeing a top-two finish and we predict that they will go all guns blazing at the Lions. Orlando made a flying start to the season, but, all of a sudden, they suffered a dip in form. James O’Connor’s troops suffered a loss in each of their previous seven away games in the Major League Soccer, with the team conceding 24 goals in those games and, taking everything into account, the Lions are unlikely to spoil LA Galaxy’s party at Stubhub Center.
Highlighted Player (Zlatan Ibrahimovic):
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian descent. Ibra was born in Malmo on 3 October, 1981 and, as a result, he decided to represent Sweden on the international stage. The 195-cm-tall attacker started his senior career at Malmo and in 2011 he moved to Ajax.
Ibrahimovic was producing outstanding performances for the Amsterdammers from 2001 to 2004 and, as a result, he was linked with a move with several European giants. In 2004 he signed a deal with Juventus for a fee of €16 million. Ibra scored 23 goals in 70 league games with the Bianconeri and he won two Serie A trophies with club (both revoked due to the Calciopoli scandal). He played for Inter and Milan in the past as well and he was part of Barcelona between 2009 and 2011.
In 2012 he moved to PSG and it has to be noted that he won for Ligue 1 trophies with les Parisiens. After scoring on his last game for PSG against Nantes, he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016. Ibrahimovic represented Sweden at several major tournaments.
Highlighted Team (Orlando City):
Orlando City are a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer. The Lions have been participating in the major league since 2015 and they host their rivals at Orlando City Stadium. The venue was opened in February, 2017 and the construction of the stadium cost $155 million. Orlando City finished the 2015 MLS season in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and they failed to make it to the play-offs in the 2016 season as well (8th place).
Brazilian ace Kaka is undisputedly the club’s most famous player and the former Real Madrid and Milan man became the highest-paid player in MLS history. His base salary was $6.6 million per year and it has to be noted that the Brazilian superstar found the net on his Orlando City debut against FC Dallas (friendly). Orlando City’s home kit is violet, while they wear white and violet shirts and white socks on the travels. The club’s official mascot is Kingston the Lion.
