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FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew MLS Game Picks 8/10/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 8/9/2019

Saturday, August 10, 2019

MAPFRE Stadium

Pedro Santos and the Columbus Crew (7-4-14, 11th in the Eastern Conference) play FC Cincinnati (5-2-17, 12th in the Eastern Conference) at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday, August 10, 2019. The probable starting goalies are Spencer Richey for FC Cincinnati and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. The Crew are priced at -250 while FCC is at +600. The over/under opens at 2.75.

FC Cincinnati comes into the game with a record of 5 victories, 2 draws, and 17 defeats ranking them 12th in the Eastern Conference. So far this year, they have earned a total of 21 goals which has them ranked at 12th in the Eastern Conference and 24th in MLS. This means that if are going to walk away with a victory, they will want to put some goals in the back of the net. Their goal differential is -32 ranking them 24th in MLS. FC Cincinnati will be looking to get teammate involved in the game because they currently have a total of 15 assists which has them ranked at 23rd in MLS and 12th in the Eastern Conference. With regard to shots on target, they currently have a total of 85 which has them ranked at 11th in the Eastern Conference and 23rd in MLS. As a team, Cincinnati has a total of 265 fouls which means they have an average of 11.04 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 17 points for the year and they have an average crowd of 27,691.

Kekuta Manneh is one of the standout players to keep an eye on for FCC. The forward from Gambia has participated in 23 contests this year and has played a total of 1,255 mins. During that period of time, the 24-year-old has scored 3 goals and has had an assist on 3 goals. He is currently averaging 55 minutes per appearance. Manneh has started 13 contests this year and has racked up 12 fouls over the course of that time. When it comes to shots on target, Manneh has earned 7 which puts him at 113th in professional soccer and 25th in the Eastern Conference among forwards. Allan Cruz is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Cincinnati. The 22-year-old from Costa Rica has connected on 4 goals for the season which has him sitting in 1st in the Eastern Conference among defenders and 58th among all qualified players in Major League Soccer. He has played 1,229 minutes and is averaging 77 minutes per game which has him sitting in 198th in Major League Soccer. Thus far in the season, he has totaled 13 shots on target which has him sitting in 1st in the Eastern Conference among defenders.

The man in net for FCC is Spencer Richey from the United States. He is 26 years old and has played 1,710 mins minding the net for the year. Richey is giving up 2.37 goals per 90 mins which has him ranked 24th among Eastern Conference goalies and 41st among goaltenders in MLS. For the 2019 season, he has allowed 45 goals. He has a save percentage of .579 which has him ranked 17th among Eastern Conference goalies.

The Columbus Crew head into this matchup holding a mark of 7 victories, 4 draws, and 14 defeats which is good for 11th in the Eastern Conference. So far this season, they have converted a total of 24 goals which has them ranked at 11th in the conference and 23rd in MLS. This means that if they are going to get the win in this match, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is -12 which is good for 22nd in MLS. The Columbus Crew will be looking to get teammate involved in the game because they currently have a total of 18 assists which has them ranked at 22nd in MLS and 11th in the conference. Regarding shots on target, they currently have a total of 79 which has them ranked at 12th in the conference and 24th in MLS. As a team, Columbus has collected a total of 300 fouls which means they have an average of 12 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 25 points for this season and they are averaging a crowd of 13,647.

Pedro Santos is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Crew. The midfielder from Portugal has played in 24 games in 2019 and has played 2,001 minutes. Over the course of that time, the 30-year-old has racked up 7 goals and has had an assist on 3 goals. He is currently averaging 83 minutes per appearance. Santos has started 22 games in 2019 and has totaled 22 fouls over that period. In the matter of shots on target, Santos has 15 which puts him at 54th in the league and 16th in the East among midfielders. Gyasi Zardes is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Columbus. The 27-year-old from the United States has a total of 8 goals for the season which has him ranking 6th in the Eastern Conference among forwards and 15th among all players in Major League Soccer. He has played a total of 1,767 mins and averages 88 mins per game which has him ranking 57th in Major League Soccer. For the 2019 season, he has totaled 14 shots on target which has him ranking 13th in the Eastern Conference among forwards.

The man protecting the net for the Crew is Eloy Room from the Netherlands. He is 29 years old and has racked up 270 mins minding the goal for the season. Room is surrendering 1.33 goals per 90 mins which has him sitting 12th among East goaltenders and 16th among goaltenders in MLS. During the 2019 season, he has allowed 4 goals. He's earned a save percentage of .600 which has him sitting 16th among East goaltenders.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus (-250)

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