Our prediction for this MLS match:
Portland Timbers
Match Time & Date:
21/05/2023
03:30
Prediction: 1-1
Minnesota United
Providence Park will host Sunday’s football game between Portland Timbers and Minnesota United, the two teams who are almost level on points in the MLS standings. Portland are undefeated in the previous four league fixtures and they are surely capable of matching Minnesota in front of home fans. The likes of Pablo Bonilla, Tega Ikoba, David Ayala, Felipe Mora, and Eryk Williamson should miss out through injuries for the home team.
Meanwhile, the Loons suffered a 1-0 loss to Houston Dynamo in their last league fixture. Minnesota United and Portland Timbers, though, seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. As for the away team, the likes of Ryen Jiba, Mikael Marques, and Bakaye Dibassy remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Dario Zuparic):
Dario Zuparic is a Croatian footballer, who plays for Pescara as a defender. Zuparic played for the likes of Sladograna Zupanja, NK Granicar Zupanja and Cibalia during his youth career. He continued playing for Cibalia at senior level and he made 57 league appearances for the Croatian outfit from 2011 to 2013.
In 2013 he signed a contract with Pescara and made 21 appearances for the team in the 2013/2014 Serie B campaign. Zuparic quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Pescara and it has to be noted that he played 36 games for the Delfini in the 2015/2016 season. The Pescara highly rated defender was born in Croatia, but he started playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He has 3 caps for Bosnian and Herzegovina U19 team, but he eventually decided to represent Croatia on the international stage. Zuparic has 5 caps for Croatia U20 and he played three matches for Croatia U21. The 188-cm-tall footballer was born on 3 May, 1992 in Zupanja.
Highlighted Team (Minnesota United):
Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, Minnesota United are a professional soccer club that will compete in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer from 2017. The Loons will make their MLS debut against Portland Timbers on March 4, 2017 and, no doubt, they have big ambitions for the forthcoming season.
Minnesota United are the sixth team to join MLS from a lower division and they will welcome their rivals at TCF Bank Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 52.525 and it was opened in September, 2009. Bill McGuire is the club’s owner and he is on a quest to turn Minnesota United into a top-table side in the Western Conference.
Adrian Heath will be in charge of the club in the 2017 season and it has to be noted that the English tactician used to train the likes of Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Espanyol in the past. You should know that the club was founded on March 25, 2015.
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