Our football match prediction:
Real Salt Lake
Match Time & Date:
18/03/2018
01:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-3
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake play host to New York Red Bulls at their Rio Tinto Stadium. The Royals aim to bounce back from a heavy 5-1 loss to Los Angeles FC, but they will have to improve their game drastically if they are to pick up all three points from Sunday's football match. Real Salt Lake experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the embarrassing defeats to the newcomers and that is the main reason why home win should not be considered. The Red Bulls kicked off the new MLS campaign with a thrilling 4-0 win over Portland Timbers and, no doubt, they are high on confidence ahead of the trip to Rio Tinto Stadium. Carlos Rivas, who scored a brace in the 4-0 win over Timbers, will be the man to watch in the away side, with Bradley Wright-Phillips likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders as well.
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 (New York Red Bulls):
New York Red Bulls are 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 colours 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.
