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FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire MLS Parlay 7/13/2019


by Parlays Pundit - 7/12/2019

C. J. Sapong Chicago Fire

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Saturday, July 13, 2019

SeatGeek Stadium

Kekuta Manneh and FC Cincinnati (4-2-13, 12th in the Eastern Conference) head to SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet the Chicago Fire (5-7-8, 10th in the Eastern Conference). The probable starting goalies are Spencer Richey for FC Cincinnati and Kenneth Kronholm for the Chicago Fire. The moneyline on this contest has FC Cincinnati coming in at +700 and the Fire are at -278. The total has been set at 2.5.

 

FC Cincinnati comes into this match with a mark of 4 victories, 2 draws, and 13 defeats ranking them 12th in the Eastern Conference. So far this season, they have converted a total of 16 goals which is 12th in the Eastern Conference and 24th in MLS. That said, if they are going to get the win this game, they will want to put some goals in the back of the net. Their goal differential is -26 ranking them 24th in MLS. FC Cincinnati will be looking to get teammate involved in the game because they have compiled a total of 13 assists which is 22nd in MLS and 11th in the Eastern Conference. When talking about shots on target, they have compiled a total of 65 which is 11th in the Eastern Conference and 23rd in MLS. As a group, Cincinnati has a total of 201 fouls which has them averaging 10.58 fouls per game. They have compiled a total of 14 points for the season and they have an average crowd of 27,954.

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Kekuta Manneh is one of the top players for FCC. The forward from Gambia has performed in 18 contests for this year and has totaled 967 minutes. During that time, the 24-year-old has finished 3 goals and he has had an assist on 2 goals. He holds an average of 54 mins per game. Manneh has been a starter in 10 contests for this year and has racked up 7 fouls over the course of that time. With regard to shots on target, Manneh has 7 which puts him at 94th in MLS and 22nd in the Eastern Conference among forwards. Allan Cruz is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from Cincinnati. The 22-year-old from Costa Rica has scored 2 goals for this year which has him ranked 4th in the East among defenders and 100th among all qualified players in Major League Soccer. He has totaled 814 mins and is averaging 74 mins per appearance which has him ranked 231st in Major League Soccer. So far this year, he has 5 shots on target which has him ranked 5th in the East among defenders.

The goaltender for FCC is Spencer Richey from the United States. He is 26 years old and has racked up 1,440 minutes protecting net for the 2019 campaign. Richey is allowing an average of 2.37 goals per 90 minutes which puts him at 23rd among Eastern Conference goaltenders and 40th among goaltenders in MLS. Over the course of the 2019 season, he has given up 38 goals. He holds a save % of .553 which puts him at 19th among Eastern Conference goaltenders.

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The Chicago Fire come into the game with a mark of 5 victories, 7 draws, and 8 defeats ranking them 10th in the Eastern Conference. So far this season, they have scored a total of 30 goals which puts them at 5th in the conference and 7th in MLS. That said, if they are going to get the win in the matchup, they will want to make sure they are scoring goals and making the other team work. Their goal differential is +2 ranking them 12th in MLS. The Chicago Fire will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there as they have compiled a total of 21 assists which puts them at 8th in MLS and 5th in the conference. In connection with shots on target, they have compiled a total of 100 which puts them at 3rd in the conference and 4th in MLS. As a team, Chicago has obtained a total of 265 fouls which means they have an average of 13.25 fouls per contest. They have compiled a total of 22 points for the season and they have an average crowd of 11,417.

C. J. Sapong is a top player to watch for the Fire. The forward from the United States has played in 19 games so far this year and has played 1,534 minutes. In that time, the 30-year-old has racked up 8 goals and he has assisted on 1 goal. He is averaging 81 minutes per game. Sapong has been a starter in 17 games so far this year and has a total of 25 fouls in the process. When it comes to shots on target, Sapong has connected on 18 which is 13th in Major League Soccer and 4th in the East among forwards. Nemanja Nikolic is another player to keep an eye on for the team from Chicago. The 31-year-old from Hungary has a total of 6 goals so far this year which puts him at 6th in the East among forwards and 20th among all qualified players in MLS. He has played a total of 1,112 mins and averages 62 mins per game which puts him at 310th in MLS. Thus far in the season, he has earned 14 shots on target which puts him at 6th in the East among forwards.

The man looking after the goal for the Fire is Kenneth Kronholm from the United States. He is 33 years old and has been on the field a total of 630 mins in goal this season. Kronholm is conceding 1.71 goals per 90 mins which has him sitting in 17th among Eastern Conference goalies and 31st in MLS among goalies. For the 2019 season, he's given up 12 goals. He's earned a save % of .625 which has him sitting in 13th among Eastern Conference goalies.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-278) and under 2.5 total goals

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