Our prediction for this MLS match:
Sunday’s football game at Earthquakes Stadium pits together San Jose Earthquakes and DC United, the two teams who have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season. San Jose quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Houston Dynamo, with the team beating Dallas 3-1, and, no doubt, the triumph gave them a confidence boost. The Earthquakes aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Sunday’s clash.
Teenage attacker Cade Cowell, who opened his goalscoring account at the weekend, is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts. The capital club, on the other hand, kicked off the new season with a 2-1 home win over New York City, with the team losing to New England Revolution on the road in their last league match. Considering that DC United scored eight goals in total in the previous three meetings with San Jose, both teams to score betting option should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Danny Hoesen):
After making only one league appearance for Fortuna Sittard, Danny Hoesen joined English club Fulham in 2009, but he did not see any game action for the capital club during his spell at Craven Cottage as he was sent on loan to HJK and Fortuna Sittard.
In 2012 the 186-cm tall attacker signed a deal with Ajax and he scored seven goals in 32 league appearances for the Amstedammers from 2012 to 2014. In 2014 he joined fellow Eredivisie outfit Groningen and during the 2016/2017 season he was on San Jose Earthquakes’ radar. The Dutch footballer, who was born on January 15, 1991 in Heerlen, Limburg will play for the MLS outfit (on loan) in the 2017 season.
Speaking of his international career, Daniel Hoesen has 10 caps for Netherlands U17 team and he made three appearances for the Dutch U21 side. He is still a Groningen player and his contract with the Eredivisie side expires on June 30, 2018.
Highlighted Team (DC United):
D.C. United have been participating in the Eastern Conference of the MLS since 1996. The capital club play their home games at RFK Stadium Washington and they are nicknamed the Black and Red. D.C. United won their fourth MLS Cup in 2004 and in 1998 the club clinched the Copa Interamericana trophy by beating Vasco da Gama of Brazil in the title game.
The Black and Red won the Eastern Conference on five occasions (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004) and, as a result, they are regarded as one of the most successful clubs in the history of MLS.
Andy Najar, Eddie Pope, Jaime Moreno, John Harkes, Ryan Nelsen, Christian Gomez, Nick Rimando, Richie Williams, Clyde Simms, Tony Sanneh, Marco Etcheverry and Santino Quaranta are some of the club’s most famous players. Speaking of D.C. United fans, the club has four big supporters groups: La Norte, La Barra Brava, the Screaming Eagles and La Norte and the club’s mascot is Talon, the bald eagle.