Our prediction for this MLS match:
New York City
Match Time & Date:
12/07/2018
00:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-0
Montreal Impact
New York City and Montreal Impact face each other at Yankee Stadium in a midweek fixture. Montreal Impact aim to extend their winning run to five games, but they face a difficult task in Thursday’s football match against New York City. The Canadian outfit did well to beat Colorado Rapids at home at the weekend, but it has to be noted that they suffered six losses in previous seven away games in the Major League Soccer. New York City, on the other hand, are a real force to be reckoned with at home and given Montreal’s poor away record, we are tempted to put our money on David Villa and Co. El Guaje is not getting any older and the former Barcelona superstar is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. You should know that New York City are undefeated in previous four meetings with the Impact in MLS.
Highlighted Player (David Villa):
Over the years David Villa has established himself as one of the best attackers in the world. The Spanish superstar was producing excellent performances with Valencia from 2005 to 2010 and on May 19, 2010 Barcelona chiefs brought him to Camp Nou. “El Guaje” signed a four-year deal with Barca for a fee of €40 million and it is well known that he won a number of trophies with the Catalan giants. Villa clinched two La Liga titles with Barca (2011/2012, 2012/2013) and in 2011 he scored for Pep Guardiola’s team in a 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final. After spending one season at Atletico Madrid, the Spain international joined New York City in June, 2014 and he has been playing for Patrick Vieira’s team ever since. Nonetheless, it has to be noted that he made four league appearances for Melbourne City during his loan spell with the Australian club. Villa’s international career was successful as well as he won both FIFA World Cup (2010) and UEFA European Championship (2008) with La Furia Roja.
Highlighted Team (Montreal Impact):
Montreal Impact is a Canadian soccer team, but they compete in Major League Soccer. The Impact are a member of the Eastern Conference and they have been participating in the major league since 2012. Montreal welcome their opponents at Saputo Stadium and the capacity of the club’s home ground is 20.801.
The construction of the stadium cost CA$17 million and the venue was opened on May 18, 2008. The Saputo family invested $7.5 million in the construction of the stadium and, as a result, the venue was named Saputo Stadium. Montreal Impact did remarkably well to make it to the CONCACAF Champions League final in the 2014/2015 season, but Mexican team America proved to be a big catch for the Canadian outfit in the title game.
Speaking of the Canadian championship, the Impact won their third domestic trophy in 2014, with the team beating Toronto FC in the final of the tournament. Montreal Impact play their home matches in blue and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kit is white.
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