Our football match prediction:
New York Red Bulls
Match Time & Date:
20/07/2017
00:30 GMT
Prediction: 3-1
San Jose Earthquakes
Thursday’s football match at Red Bull Arena pits together New York Red Bulls and San Jose Earthquakes. The Metros proved their worth in a 3-2 win over New England, with Bradley Wright-Phillips scoring his ninth goal of the season. The former Charlton attacker has been scoring goals for fun this season, meaning that the opposition defenders should have him at bay. San Jose Earthquakes experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-2 loss to Atlanta United and seeing that they suffered three defeats in previous four away games in MLS, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed from the trip to New York City. The likes of Darwin Ceren, Shaun Francis and Anibal Godoy are all on international duty and, no doubt, the trio is going to be sorely missed in Thursday’s clash against the Metros.
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 (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 colours 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.
