Our prediction for this MLS match:
San Jose Earthquakes will look to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC when they take on Dallas on Sunday. San Jose continue with their old habit of struggling on the road, while impressing at home and you should know that they are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in front of home fans. Both Carlos Akapo and Nathan Cardoso are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Toros, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late, with the team beating both Austin and Vancouver, while sharing the spoils with Houston Dynamo in the Texas derby. Anyhow, home win should be considered as the Earthquakes have turned their PayPal Park into a real fortress. As for the away team, all Maarten Paes, Sebastian Lletget, Paul Arriola, Geovane Jesus, and Tarik Scott remain in the treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Matt Hedges):
Matthew Hedges is a 193-cm tall centre back who was born in Rochester, New York on April 1, 1990. At the age of 18 he started his college career at Butler Bulldogs and in 2011 he moved to North Carolina Tar Heels. After scoring 18 goals in total in college football, Matt played for Reading United before joining MLS club FC Dallas.
The American footballer has been playing for FC Dallas since 2012 and in 2016 he won both US Open Cup and Supporters’ Shield with the Toros. Matthew Hedges made his debut for USA national soccer team on February 8, 2015, coming as a substittute in the 72nd minute in a friendly against Panama.
2017 was the most successful year of his career as he won the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the Yenks. USA defeated Jamaica 2-1 in the title game, but Matt Hedges was not given an opportunity to play in the final. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (San Jose Earthquakes):
San Jose Earthquakes are members of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The Quakes have been participating in the league since 1996 and they won their first MLS Cup trophy in 2001. Back then San Jose outplayed star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy in the title game, but it has to be noted that they scored the winner in the extra time.
Two years later the Quakes managed to repeat the success, with the team beating Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS Cup final. Avaya Stadium is the home ground of San Jose Earthquakes and the capacity of the venue is 18.000. The construction of the stadium cost no less than $100 million and the venue was opened in March, 2015. The club’s home colors are blue and black, whilst the Quakes wear white and red shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Chris Wondolowski is the club’s biggest star and he has been playing for San Jose Earthquakes since 2009. The USA ace has 121 league goals on his account ahead of the start of the 2017 season.