Our prediction for this MLS match:
Vancouver Whitecaps
Match Time & Date:
07/07/2018
10:30 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Chicago Fire
Following back-to-back defeats to the likes of Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids, Vancouver Whitecaps will be looking to return to winning ways when they welcome Chicago Fire at their BC Place Stadium. Vancouver Whitecaps are likely to leave their hearts on the field in Sunday’s football match, but they should be happy with one point from the game as well. Veljko Paunovic’s men, on the other hand, recorded a 3-2 win over New York City in their last league fixture, with the team putting an end to their three-game winless run in MLS. Chicago Fire aim to regain their place in top six, but beating Vancouver Whitecaps on the road is easier said than done. Seeing that Veljko Paunovic’s team recorded only one win in previous six away games, we predict that the two teams are going to share the spoils at BC Place Stadium this weekend.
Highlighted Player (Kendall Waston):
Kendall Waston is yet another Costa Rican footballer who plays in MLS. The Vancouver Whitecaps centre back started his senior career at Sarprissa of Costa Rica and he played for the likes of Carmelita, Nacional, Bayamon, UCR and Perez Zeledon (on loan) in the past as well.
Waston moved to MLS in the summer of 2014, signing a deal with Vancouver Whitecaps. The Costa Rica international scored only two goals in 11 appearances for the club in the 2014 season, but the club chiefs decided to keep hold of him. He found the net twice in 30 league games in the 2015 MLS campaign, while scoring three goals in his last season with the Canadian club.
Kendall Waston was born in San Jose, Costa Rica on January 1, 1988 and he made his debut for the Costa Rica national team in May, 2013 in a match against Canada. The Vancouver Whitecaps forward scored his first goal for los Ticos on December 16, 2015 in a 1-0 victory over Nicaragua.
Highlighted Team (Chicago Fire):
Based in the suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, Chicago Fire is a professional soccer club who compete in Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire were founded on October 8, 1997 and one year later they won the MLS Cup by beating D.C. United (2-0) in the title game. The club play their home games at Toyota Park, the venue that was opened on June 11, 2006. Chicago Fire won four U.S. Open Cups (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006) and in 2009 they were beaten by UANL Tigres in the North American Superliga final.
The likes of Chris Armas, DeMarcus Beasley, Brian McBride, Eric Wynalda and Frank Klopas are some of the notable footballers who played for Chicago Fire in the past. It has to be noted that a number of veterans were part of the club as well: Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Pavel Pardo, Piotr Nowak, Hristo Stoichkov and Lubos Kubik.
The club’s official colors are red and white and they are nicknamed Men in Red. Veljko Paunovic, who won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Serbia, is one of the club’s most famous coaches.
