Our football match prediction:
Toronto FC
Match Time & Date:
14/06/2018
01:00 GMT
Prediction: 2-0
DC United
BMO Field will host Thursday’s football game between Toronto and DC United. Toronto aim to build on a 2-0 win over Philadelphia Union, whilst DC United want to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to last season’s runners-up Seattle Sounders. The Reds aim to get to back on course as they made a slow start to the season and, no doubt, the victory over the U helped them regain a much-needed confidence. Jozy Altidore remains in the recovery room, but Osorio, who scored a brace in Toronto’s last league match, will be the man to watch in the home team. DC United, on the other hand, continue with their habit of struggling on the travels and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Toronto’s party at BMO Field. The Reds defeated the capital club 2-0 in their last meeting in Toronto and there is every chance the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Giovinco):
Sebastian Giovinco is the Italian football ace who plays for Toronto FC as a forward. His side position is attacking midfielder and he is undisputedly the team’s key player. Giovinco began his senior career at Juventus and he played for the likes of Empoli and Parma on loan during his spell at Serie A as well. The 162-cm tall footballer joined Toronto on January 19, 2015 and he has been playing for the Canadian outfit ever since. Giovinco scored 21 goals in 34 league fixtures in the 2016 MLS campaign and he is likely to play an important role in Greg Vanney’s team in the 2017 season. The Italian star made his debut for the Azzurri on February 9, 2011 in a 1-1 draw with Germany in Dortmund and it has to be noted that he won a silver medal with Italy national football team at the 2012 European Championship. Sebastian Giovinco was born in Turin on January 26, 1987 and in May 2013 his wife Shari gave birth to their first child Jacopo.
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.
