Our prediction for this MLS match:
Saputo Stadium will host Sunday’s MLS game between Montreal and Portland Timbers. The Canadian outfit are eager to put an end to their seven-game winless run and a triumph over Portland will see them stay in the playoffs berth. Lassi Lappalainen is pushing for a start after scoring a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Houston Dynamo, while all Vilsaint, Orri Thorkelsson, and Herrera remain in the recovery room.
The Timbers, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late, with the team winning four of their last five league matches, while sharing the spoils with Los Angeles Galaxy. Portland are eager to stay in the playoffs berth as well and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. The likes of Evander, Diego Chara, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, David Ayala, and Eryk Williamson are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Dario Zuparic):
Dario Zuparic is a Croatian footballer, who plays for Pescara as a defender. Zuparic played for the likes of Sladograna Zupanja, NK Granicar Zupanja and Cibalia during his youth career. He continued playing for Cibalia at senior level and he made 57 league appearances for the Croatian outfit from 2011 to 2013.
In 2013 he signed a contract with Pescara and made 21 appearances for the team in the 2013/2014 Serie B campaign. Zuparic quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Pescara and it has to be noted that he played 36 games for the Delfini in the 2015/2016 season. The Pescara highly rated defender was born in Croatia, but he started playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He has 3 caps for Bosnian and Herzegovina U19 team, but he eventually decided to represent Croatia on the international stage. Zuparic has 5 caps for Croatia U20 and he played three matches for Croatia U21. The 188-cm-tall footballer was born on 3 May, 1992 in Zupanja.