Our football match prediction:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
08/07/2018
04:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-0
San Jose Earthquakes
Portland Timbers will be aiming to build on a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders when they square off against San Jose Earthquakes at their Providence Park. Duo Armenteros – Mabiala impressed in the 3-2 victory over the last season’s runners up and they are likely to pose a big threat for San Jose defenders as well. Portland Timbers are high on confidence ahead of Sunday’s football match and we predict that they are going to give fans yet another reason for celebration this weekend. The Earthquakes, on the other hand, do not seem to be on top of their game at the start of the season and seeing that they failed to win previous eight league fixtures, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. When the two teams met in the US Open Cup last month Portland recorded a routine 2-0 win over San Jose.
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 (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.
