Our football match prediction:
Real Salt Lake
Match Time & Date:
08/07/2018
03:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-1
FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake will be looking to give fans some cheer when they host Dallas at their Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are a team with two faces as they produce much better showings at home than on the travels. The Royals have suffered only one loss at home in the 2018 MLS campaign, but Sunday’s football match against Dallas will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts. The Toros, on the other hand, recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Minnesota United on the road at the weekend, with the team cementing their spot in top two in the Western Conference. Both Real Salt Lake and Dallas look solid at the back and a low-scoring affair is on the cards. Seeing that the two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment, we predict that they are going to play out a draw in Sandy, Utah.
Highlighted Player (Yura Movsisyan):
Yura Movsisyan is a Real Salt Lake City footballer who plays for Armenian national team as well. Movsisyan was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, but his family moved to the United States while he was a boy and, as a result, he started his youth career at Pasadena Lancers. Following a one year of college soccer, Kansas City Wizards chiefs offered him a professional contract. The Armenian attacker scored five goals in 28 league appearances for the Wizards and in 2007 he signed for Real Salt Lake City. After spending two seasons at the MLS club, Movsisyan moved to Europe, signing a deal with Danish side Randers. Speaking of his stay in Russia, the Armenia international played for the likes of Krasnodar and Spartak Moscow and he scored no less than 48 goals in the Russian top flight. In 2017 he returned to Salt Lake City and he is expected to play an important role in Jeff Cassar’s team in the 2017 MLS campaign. Movsisyan made his Armenia debut on August 11, 2010 in a friendly against Iran.
Highlighted Team (FC Dallas):
Despite making it to the 2010 MLS Cup final, Dallas eventually failed to win the domestic trophy. The Toros (Bulls) were beaten by Colorado in the final played at BMO Field in Toronto and you should bear in mind that the Rapids scored the winner in the extra time. That was the first and only time Dallas participated in the MLS Cup final, but in 2016 the club won the Supporters’ Shield and the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Toros play their home games at Toyota Stadium, the venue that was opened in August, 2005. The stadium’s original name was Pizza Hut Park, but in September 2013 it was renamed as Toyota Stadium after Pizza Hut Park left as a main sponsor. FC Dallas wear red shits with white stripes when playing at home, while their secondary colours are white and blue. Former Ajax and River Plate ace Mauro Rosales, who joined the Toyota Stadium outfit in 2016, is regarded as one of the club most significant stars.
