Our prediction for this MLS match:
Vancouver Whitecaps
Match Time & Date:
28/07/2018
10:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Minnesota United
Vancouver Whitecaps will be aiming to make amends for back-to-back losses to the likes of DC United and Seattle Sounders when they host Minnesota United at their BC Place Stadium this weekend. The Canadian outfit want to give fans some cheer and a win over Minnesota United will see them move a little closer to the play-offs berth. Vancouver produce much better displays at home than on the travels and they are definitely capable of grabbing something from Sunday’s football match. Minnesota United quickly bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Houston Dynamo, with the team recording back-to-back wins over the likes of Real Salt Lake and New England. The Loons are tough to beat at home, but their away record is anything but good, therefore, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts in this one.
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 (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.
