Our prediction for this MLS match:
New York Red Bulls play host to CF Montreal at their Red Bull Arena in a highly-anticipated MLS game. The Metros are undefeated in the previous six league matches and given their fine home records (6-4-0), there is a big value in betting on Sandro Schwarz’s troops. The German tactician has no fresh injury worries, but Noah Elie is banned for the match. The Canadians, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Atlanta United.
Montreal, though, are not regarded as good travellers, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the home side. Both Lassi Lappalainen and Logan Ketterer are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last encounter at the venue New York Red Bulls defeated CF Montreal 2-1, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction.
Highlighted Player (Victor Wanyama):
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Over the years Victory Wanyama has established himself as one of the best Kenyan footballers. Wanyama started his senior career at Belgian club Beerschot and after scoring 2 goals in 51 appearances in the league for de Ratten, he moved to Celtic in 2011.
The defensive midfielder, who is very strong in the tackle, decided to leave the Hoops in 2013, signing a deal with Premier League side Southampton for a fee of £12.5 million.During his spell at St. Mary’s Stadium Victory Wanyama established himself as a first-team regular at Southampton and thanks to his thrilling displays with the Saints, Tottenham Hotspur chiefs made a tempting offer for the Kenya international.
In 2016 Wanyama signed a four-year deal with the capital club and he has been playing for Spurs ever since. The Tottenham midfielder was born in Nairobi on June 25, 1991 and he made his international debut for the Kenya national team in a friendly against Nigeria in May, 2007.
Highlighted Team (New York Red Bulls):
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New York Red Bulls is the first club from New York City to join Major League Soccer. In 2006 the club was sold to Red Bull GmbH and, as a result, they are nicknamed the Red Bulls. New York welcome their rivals at Red Bull Arena and the team’s home colors are white and red.
On the other hand, the Red Bulls wear dark blue shirts and yellow shorts on the road. In 2008 New York Red Bulls made it to the MLS Cup final, but they were not capable of matching Columbus Crew (1-3) in the Home Depot Center clash. A number of top-class footballers were part of the team in the past, but former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry is the synonym of the club.
Henry scored 51 goals in 122 league games for New York Red Bulls from 2010 to 2014 and it has to be noted that he scored his first MLS hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over Montreal Impact on March 31, 2012. The likes of Youri Djorkaeff, Lothar Matthaus, Roberto Donadoni, Rafael Marquez, Juninho and Tim Cahill played for the club in the past as well.