Our prediction for this MLS match:
Sporting Kansas City
Match Time & Date:
08/09/2018
08:30 PM
Prediction: 3-2
Orlando City
Sporting Kansas City remained in third place of the Western Conference standings despite seeing their four-match winning run come to an end as they lost to Seattle Sounders, but the Wizards still have a game in hand on Dallas and Los Angeles FC. Peter Vermes’ charges will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on struggling Orlando City, a team that have failed to win any of their last eight fixtures. With five defeats in last seven league matches and six straight losses on the road, the Lions are very low on confidence and are leaking goals for fun. While they did well to score 13 goals in last seven matches, Orlando City conceded no fewer than 19 during the same period, so we have reason to doubt their ability to match the in-form Sporting KC side. With 9 wins in last 13 home games, the Wizards look a good bet to win this one as well.
Highlighted Player (Felipe Gutierrez):
Filipe Gutierrez is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga side Real Betis. The Chilean international is capable of playing as both attacking and left midfielder as well and he started his senior career at Universidad Catolica.
He scored 19 goals in 65 appearances for los Cruzados, but in 2012 he decided to move to Europe. Gutierrez signed a deal with Eredivisie side Twente in June 2012 for a fee of $4 million. After making 94 league appearances for Twente he joined La Liga team Real Betis on 6 July, 2016. Felipe Gutierrez won Copa America with Chile in 2015 as La Roja defeated star-studded Argentina in the title game. Speaking of his club honours, Gutierrez won the 2010 Primera division de Chile trophy with Universidad Catolica.
It has to be noted that he was named Most Valuable Player of the Eredivisie for the 2013/2014 campaign. Felipe Gutierrez earned his 27th cap for Chile in a 4-1 win over Venezuela in the World Cup qualifiers in March 2016.
Highlighted Team (Orlando City):
Orlando City are a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer. The Lions have been participating in the major league since 2015 and they host their rivals at Orlando City Stadium. The venue was opened in February, 2017 and the construction of the stadium cost $155 million. Orlando City finished the 2015 MLS season in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and they failed to make it to the play-offs in the 2016 season as well (8th place).
Brazilian ace Kaka is undisputedly the club’s most famous player and the former Real Madrid and Milan man became the highest-paid player in MLS history. His base salary was $6.6 million per year and it has to be noted that the Brazilian superstar found the net on his Orlando City debut against FC Dallas (friendly). Orlando City’s home kit is violet, while they wear white and violet shirts and white socks on the travels. The club’s official mascot is Kingston the Lion.
