Our football match prediction:
Minnesota United
Match Time & Date:
13/10/2018
19:00 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
Colorado Rapids
Seeing that Minnesota United suffered a heavy 5-1 loss to Philadelphia Union, they have no chance of booking their place in the play-offs. The Loons must be low on confidence ahead of Saturday’s football match against Colorado Rapids, but the fact that they defeated the likes of Portland Timbers and New York City in previous two home fixtures, is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Colorado Rapids. Minnesota United are a real force to be reckoned with at home and considering that the Rapids suffered a loss in each of their six league fixtures, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. You should bear in mind that Minnesota United recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Colorado Rapids in their previous meeting at TCF Bank Stadium, with Miguel Ibarra scoring the only goal of the game.
Highlighted Player (Felipe):
Felipe Campanholi Martins is a Brazilian footballer who was born on September 30, 1990 in Engenheiro Beltrao. After playing for the likes of PSTC-Londrina, Atletico Catarinense and Campo Grande during his youth career, he started his senior career at Padova. The Brazilian midfielder appeared in no more than four league matches for the Italian club and in 2009 he moved to Switzerland, signing a deal with FC Winterthur. At the end of the season he joined fellow Swiss Super League club Lugano and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. In the winter of 2011 Felipe moved to MLS, signing a deal with expansion team Montreal Impact. He scored his first MLS goal in a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on May 5, 2012 and he has been playing an important role in the team ever since. Felipe has yet to represent Brazil at senior level, but he could play for Canada national team in the future as he applied for permanent residency.
Highlighted Team (Colorado Rapids):
Colorado Rapids are a Major League Soccer club and they compete in the USA professional soccer league as a member of the Western Conference. Colorado began their play in MLS back in 1996 and 14 years later they managed to win the MLS Cup trophy. The Rapids recorded a 2-1 win over FC Dallas in the final of the tournament, with George John scoring the winner for Gary Smith’s team in the extra time. Colorado made it to the MLS Cup final in 1997 as well, but D.C. United proved to be a big catch for the club in the title game. The Rapids play their home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and the venue has been Colorado’s home ground since 2007. It has to be noted that the likes of Tim Howard, Carlos Valderama, Claudio Lopez and Jermaine Jones were all part of the club in the past. Colorado’s colours are red, sky blue and white, but they were yellow shirts and blue shorts when playing on the travels.
