Our football match prediction:
San Jose Earthquakes
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2018
04:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-3
Atlanta United
San Jose Earthquakes will be looking to make amends for back-to-back losses to the likes of Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City when they host Atlanta United at their Avaya Stadium. San Jose are having a season to forget and seeing that they conceded 13 goals in total in previous four league fixtures, we do not believe that they are capable of making life difficult for the Eastern Conference leaders. Atlanta United are determined to secure a top-two finish and we predict that they will go all guns blazing at San Jose in Thursday’s football match. The Five Stripes have been in a much better form of late than the Earthquakes and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the visitors. Atlanta top scorer Josef Martinez has netted 28 goals in 28 appearances for the club so far this term and he is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
Highlighted Player (Anibal Godoy):
Anibal Godoy is a professional footballer who plays for Panama national football team. The powerful midfielder was born on February 10, 1990 and he has been playing for los Ticos since March 4, 2010 when he made his debut for the national team. Anibal Godoy played full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win over Venezuela and he scored his first goal for Panama four years late in a 3-1 victory over El Salvador. Speaking of his club career, Godoy played for Chepo of Panama from 2007 to 2010 and he moved to Europe in the summer of 2013, signing a deal with Hungarian outfit Honved. After playing 24 league games (one goal) for Honved, Godoy signed for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in August 2015. Anibal Godoy is a defensive midfielder and his preferred foot is left. His contract with San Jose should expire in December, 2017 and it has to be noted that he began his youth career Arsenal de Sarandi of Argentina.
Highlighted Team (Atlanta United):
Atlanta United are a Major League Soccer club and they were founded on April 16, 2014. They are based in Atlanta, Georgia and they will make their debut in MLS in 2017. Arthur Blank is the club’s owner and Bobby Dodd Stadium is Atlanta United’s home ground. Arthur Blank is an American businessman, who is well known for his ownership of the NFL club Atlanta Falcons. The venue was opened on September 27, 1913 and its’ current capacity is 60.316. However, it has to be noted that the team will play first eight home games of the 2017 season at Bobby Dodd Stadium, while the latter nine fixtures will be hosted by Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Speaking of the club’s colours, Atlanta United footballers wear black and red shirts and black shorts with a little bit of gold mixed in. Gerardo Martino, who used to be in charge of La Liga side Barcelona in the past, will coach Atlanta United in the 2017 MLS season. Tata Martino won the Spanish Super Cup with Barca, while making it to the Copa America final with Argentina on two occasions (2015, 2016).
