Our prediction for this MLS match:
A highly-anticipated clash between Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers will bring down the curtain on Sunday’s program in the Major League Soccer. Los Angeles Galaxy aim to build on a 3-2 win over Colorado Rapids and they are surely capable of beating Portland in front of home fans. All Dejan Joveljic, Julian Aude, and Gaston Brugman remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Portland Timbers, on the other hand, rolled over Nashville (4-1) and Real Salt Lake (3-0) in the last two league matches and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should definitely be considered. In their last encounter in MLS the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw. Forward Marvin Loria should be the only absentee in the away team. Phil Neville is likely to stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Highlighted Player (Dario Zuparic):
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Dario Zuparic is a Croatian footballer, who plays for Pescara as a defender. Zuparic played for the likes of Sladograna Zupanja, NK Granicar Zupanja and Cibalia during his youth career. He continued playing for Cibalia at senior level and he made 57 league appearances for the Croatian outfit from 2011 to 2013.
In 2013 he signed a contract with Pescara and made 21 appearances for the team in the 2013/2014 Serie B campaign. Zuparic quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Pescara and it has to be noted that he played 36 games for the Delfini in the 2015/2016 season. The Pescara highly rated defender was born in Croatia, but he started playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He has 3 caps for Bosnian and Herzegovina U19 team, but he eventually decided to represent Croatia on the international stage. Zuparic has 5 caps for Croatia U20 and he played three matches for Croatia U21. The 188-cm-tall footballer was born on 3 May, 1992 in Zupanja.
Highlighted Team (Los Angeles Galaxy):
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Los Angeles Galaxy are probably the most famous American soccer club. The club have been participating in the MLS since 1996 and San Jose Earthquakes are considered their bitterest rivals. A number of top-class players were part of the team in the past, but, no doubt, David Beckham is the club’s most significant star. The former Manchester United star played for LA Galaxy from 2007 to 2012 and he scored 18 goals in 98 appearances in the league for the club.
Fellow England international Steven Gerrard is yet another Premier League ace who joined LA Galaxy. Stevie G signed a $9 million deal with the club in June, 2015. One year before he arrived to Los Angeles, the Galaxy won their fifth MLS Cup, with the team beating New England Revolution (2-1) in the final of the tournament, but winning the CONCACAF Champions League in 2000 is considered the club’s biggest success. The MLS outfit outplayed Olimpia of Honduras in the title game, with Ezra Hendrickson scoring the winning goal ten minutes before the final whistle.
Los Angeles Galaxy play their home games at StubHub Center, the stadium that was opened on June 1, 2003. The capacity of the venue is 27.000.