Our prediction for this MLS match:
PayPal Park will host Sunday’s MLS game between San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy, the two teams who are sitting in the opposite halves of the table. San Jose Earthquakes are eager to put an end to their four-game losing run and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against LA Galaxy. Defender Vitor Costa serves a one-game ban, while all Carlos Akapo, Bruno Wilson, Jamar Ricketts, Daniel, and JT Marcinkowski remain in the treatment room.
The visitors, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their fourth consecutive league win. Given San Jose’s poor form in the Major League Soccer, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on Los Angeles Galaxy. The likes of Jonathan Perez, Riqui Puig, and Gaston Bruman miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Los Angeles Galaxy):
Los Angeles Galaxy are probably the most famous American soccer club. The club have been participating in the MLS since 1996 and San Jose Earthquakes are considered their bitterest rivals. A number of top-class players were part of the team in the past, but, no doubt, David Beckham is the club’s most significant star. The former Manchester United star played for LA Galaxy from 2007 to 2012 and he scored 18 goals in 98 appearances in the league for the club.
Fellow England international Steven Gerrard is yet another Premier League ace who joined LA Galaxy. Stevie G signed a $9 million deal with the club in June, 2015. One year before he arrived to Los Angeles, the Galaxy won their fifth MLS Cup, with the team beating New England Revolution (2-1) in the final of the tournament, but winning the CONCACAF Champions League in 2000 is considered the club’s biggest success. The MLS outfit outplayed Olimpia of Honduras in the title game, with Ezra Hendrickson scoring the winning goal ten minutes before the final whistle.
Los Angeles Galaxy play their home games at StubHub Center, the stadium that was opened on June 1, 2003. The capacity of the venue is 27.000.