Our football match prediction:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
22/04/2018
23:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-3
New York City
Thanks to a 3-2 win over Minnesota United Portland Timbers put an end to their five-game winless run in MLS. Portland regained a much-needed confidence and they will be looking to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on New York City at their Providence Park. Fanendo Adi opened his goal-scoring account at the weekend and, no doubt, he is going to pose a big threat for the opposition defenders. Patrick Vieira’s troops, on the other hand, recorded back-to-back wins over the likes of San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake City in previous two league fixtures and they will be looking to cement top position in the Eastern Conference with a win over Portland Timbers. Seeing that key attacker David Villa has overcome his injury, we are tempted to put our money on the visitors, who have big ambitions for the 2018 MLS campaign.
Highlighted Player (Vytautas Andriuskevicius):
Vytautas Andriuskevicius is a Lithuania international who plays for Portland Timbers as a left back. Andriuskevicius started his senior career at FBK Kaunas, but he made no more than 17 league appearances for the Lithuanian club from 2007 to 2010. In 2010 he joined Polish outfit Lechia Gdansk and he spent three seasons at Stadion Energa Gdansk. After ending his spell with Lechia, Vytautas Andriuskevicius moved to Sweden, signing a deal with Djurgardens. He played 31 league games for the Iron Stoves and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Cambuur. After spending two seasons in the Dutch club, the Lithuanian footballer signed for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers on July 14, 2016. Andriuskevicius is a full back who side position is centre back and it has to be noted that he was born on October 8, 1990 in Alytus, Lithuania. The 188-cm tall defender made his Lithuania debut on August 10, 2011 in a friendly against Armenia.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls. Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals. New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue. Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.
