Galaxy vs Loons Predictions, Picks, MLS Playoff Odds 10/20/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 10/10/2019

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Allianz Field

Jonathan dos Santos and the LA Galaxy (16-3-15, 5th in the Western Conference) go to Allianz Field on Sunday where they'll meet Minnesota United (15-8-11, 4th in the Western Conference). The expected starting goalies are David Bingham for the LA Galaxy and Vito Mannone for Minnesota United. The Galaxy are priced at +215 while the Loons are at +100. The total is set at 3.25.

The LA Galaxy step onto the pitch with a record of 16 wins, 3 draws, and 15 defeats which is good for 5th in the Western Conference. Thus far in the season, they have earned a total of 58 goals which is 2nd in the Western Conference and 3rd in MLS. Their goal differential is -1, which is good for 14th in MLS. The LA Galaxy will look to get teammates more involved in this matchup because they currently have a total of 45 assists, which is 2nd in MLS and 2nd in the Western Conference. When it comes to shots on target, they currently have a total of 174 which is 5th in the Western Conference and 8th in MLS. As a team, LA has compiled a total of 390 fouls which has them averaging 11.47 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 51 points for this year and they are averaging a crowd of 23,205.

Jonathan dos Santos is one of the best players to watch for the Galaxy. The midfielder from Mexico has taken part in 228 games in his pro soccer career and has played a total of 16,375 minutes. During that time, the 28-year-old has tallied 14 goals and has had an assist on 25 goals. He has a career average of 71.8 mins per appearance. Santos has started 228 games over the course of his career and has a total of 143 fouls over the course of that time. Regarding shots on target, Santos has 56 over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranking 155th among all players still active and 35th in the Western Conference among midfielders. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is another guy to keep an eye on for the squad from LA. The 37-year-old from Sweden has scored 358 goals in the time he's played pro soccer which puts him at 1st in the Western Conference among forwards and 1st out of all players still active in MLS. He has played 42,827 mins in his pro soccer career which is 1st among active forwards and has an average of 79.2 mins per appearance which has him ranking 133rd in MLS. In his career, he has 1030 shots on target which has him ranked 1st in the Western Conference among active forwards.

Protecting the goal for the Galaxy is David Bingham from the United States. He is 29 years old and has been on the field a total of 2,970 minutes defending the net for the year. Bingham is surrendering an average of 1.67 goals per 90 mins which ranks him 12th among West goalies and 30th in MLS among goalies. Over the course of this year, he's allowed 55 goals. His save percentage is .721 which ranks him 5th among West goalies.

The Minnesota United FC is the team on the other side of the pitch and for the 2019 season they sit with 15 wins, 8 draws, and 11 defeats. in respect to goal differential, they are ranked 2nd in the West and 4th in MLS with +9. They have earned a total of 50 goals for 2019 which puts them at 6th in the West. Minnesota has a save percentage as a team of .751 which currently has them ranked 2nd in MLS, meaning chances to score may be limited. They have an average attendance of 19,723 which is good for 5th in the West.

One of the scorers to remember for the Loons is Osvaldo Alonso. The 33 year-old has fired 16 balls into the net in the time he has played pro soccer. He is sitting at 31st among active midfielders in the West in assists with 15 and has 90 shots on target in the time he has played pro soccer. He has played a total of 27,753 minutes and averages 84.9 minutes per appearance in the time he has played pro soccer. Another player to watch out for on this team Darwin Quintero. The midfielder from Colombia has scored 87 goals in his professional soccer career which has him ranked 1st in the West among active midfielders. He also has committed 253 fouls.

In goal for the Loons is Vito Mannone

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (+100)

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