Minnesota United vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction & Betting Tips | 21/07/2024 | Football
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Minnesota United vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction & Betting Tips | 21/07/2024 | Football

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

Our prediction for this MLS match:

Minnesota United

Minnesota United

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes

Minnesota United will try to put an end to their nine-game winless run in MLS when they take on San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday morning. The Five Stripes do not seem to be at their sharpest, but this match could be the turning point for Eric Ramsay’s troops. Experienced attacker Teemu Pukki is widely expected to return to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in a 3-2 loss to DC United, while all DJ Taylor, Will Trapp, Clint Irwin, and Hugo Bacharach remain in the treatment room.

The Earthquakes, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo. As the visitors will go for a win in Sunday’s clash as well, we are tempted to place our bets on both teams to score. The likes of Carlos Akapo, Bruno Wilson, Jamar Ricketts, Daniel, and JT Marcinkowski remain in the treatment room.

This match will be played on 21/07/2024
at 02:30

Prediction:
1-1

Highlighted Player (Wil Trapp):

Wil Trapp

Wil Trapp is an American footballer who plays for Columbus Crew in MLS as a midfielder. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Trapp played for Akron Zips during his college career and in 2013 he returned to his hometown club Columbus Crew. Over the years the 173-cm tall footballer has established himself as a first-team regular and thanks to his thrilling performances in the Major League Soccer, he earned a place in the USA national team.

Wil Trapp made his USA debut on January 28, 2015 in a 3-2 loss to Chile. The Columbus man did well to wear captain’s armband in a friendly game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January, 2018. Speaking of his club success, Trapp made it to the Eastern Conference play-offs with Columbus in 2015. His main position is defensive midfielder, but he is used as a centre midfielder as well.

The American footballer graduated from Lincoln High School where he was named the 2010 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year.

Highlighted Team (San Jose Earthquakes):

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes are members of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The Quakes have been participating in the league since 1996 and they won their first MLS Cup trophy in 2001. Back then San Jose outplayed star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy in the title game, but it has to be noted that they scored the winner in the extra time.

Two years later the Quakes managed to repeat the success, with the team beating Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS Cup final. Avaya Stadium is the home ground of San Jose Earthquakes and the capacity of the venue is 18.000. The construction of the stadium cost no less than $100 million and the venue was opened in March, 2015. The club’s home colors are blue and black, whilst the Quakes wear white and red shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.

Chris Wondolowski is the club’s biggest star and he has been playing for San Jose Earthquakes since 2009. The USA ace has 121 league goals on his account ahead of the start of the 2017 season.