Our prediction for this MLS match:
Real Salt Lake
Match Time & Date:
27/06/2021
02:00
Prediction: 1-1
Houston Dynamo
Real Salt Lake will look to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders when they take on Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium. The start of the new season has been a mixed bag for Real Salt Lake, who sit in the seventh place in the standings ahead of the visit of Houston. A man to watch in the home team will be Slovakia midfielder Albert Rusnak, who opened his goalscoring account in the defeat to Seattle.
The Dynamo, on the other hand, are only one point clear of Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference. Houston aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, and seeing that both sides will go for a win in Sunday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Argentina attacker Maximiliano Urruti is widely expected to lead the line for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Nedum Onuoha):
Nedum Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria on 12 November, 1986, but he was brought up in Manchester. He attended Xaverian College Manchester and he was a very good student. He was an outstanding junior sprinter as well and it has to be noted that he won the silver medal at the English School’s Athletics Association Junior 100 metres contest.
Speaking of his football career, he began playing at Manchester City at age 18, scoring three goals in 95 league appearances for the Citizens. He spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Sunderland and in 2012 he signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.
Despite the fact that he was born in Nigeria, Onuoha was eligible to play for England and you should know that he has 20 caps for England U21 team. However, he was never given a senior England debut despite being really close on several occasions. Onuoha won the Championship play-offs with Queens Park Rangers in the 2013/2014 season.
Highlighted Team (Houston Dynamo):
Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club owned by Jake Silverstein, Gabriel Brener, Ben Guull and Oscar De La Hoya, who is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.
BBVA Compass Stadium is Dynamo’s home ground and the capacity of the venue is 22.039. Houston Dynamo won back-to-back MLS Cup trophies (2006, 2007), with the team beating New England Revolution in each of the two title games. It has to be noted that Houston finished the 2011 and the 2012 seasons as runners-up.
In 2008 the Dynamo made it to the North American SuperLiga final, but this time out their old rivals New England Revolution proved to be a big catch for the BBVA Compass Stadium outfit. FC Dallas are regarded as the club’s main rivals and the two teams face each other in the Texas derby. Houston have developed a rivalry with Sporting Kansas City as well. The colors of the club are orange, black and white.
