Our prediction for this MLS match:
Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United go head to head at Children’s Mercy Park in what is expected to be a lively contest. The Wizards did well to make amends for a heavy loss to Los Angeles FC< with the team beating Chicago Fire in their last league match. Sporting aim to overtake Seattle in top position, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Minnesota. Jaylin Lindsey is sidelined through injury, while Felipe Hernandez remains out of contention due to personal reasons. The Loons, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Seattle Sounders. Minnesota United are not regarded as good travelers, and seeing that Sporting have the best home record in the Western Conference, we do not believe that the visitors are going to grab something from the midweek clash. Both Chase Gasper and Osvaldo Alonso are banned for the match, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
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 (Minnesota United):
Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, Minnesota United are a professional soccer club that will compete in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer from 2017. The Loons will make their MLS debut against Portland Timbers on March 4, 2017 and, no doubt, they have big ambitions for the forthcoming season.
Minnesota United are the sixth team to join MLS from a lower division and they will welcome their rivals at TCF Bank Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 52.525 and it was opened in September, 2009. Bill McGuire is the club’s owner and he is on a quest to turn Minnesota United into a top-table side in the Western Conference.
Adrian Heath will be in charge of the club in the 2017 season and it has to be noted that the English tactician used to train the likes of Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Espanyol in the past. You should know that the club was founded on March 25, 2015.