Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC Predictions, Picks, MLS Odds 10/6/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 9/30/2019

Sunday, October 6, 2019

CenturyLink Field

CenturyLink Field is the site where Cristian Roldan and the Seattle Sounders FC (15-8-10, 3rd in the Western Conference) will take on Minnesota United (15-8-10, 2nd in the Western Conference) on Sunday. The expected starting goalies are Vito Mannone for Minnesota United and Stefan Frei for the Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders are priced at -137 while the Loons are at +310. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Minnesota United FC comes into this match with a record of 15 victories, 8 draws, and 10 losses ranking them 2nd in the Western Conference. During the season thus far, they have scored a total of 50 goals which has them at 4th in the conference and 8th in the league. Their goal differential is +10, ranking them 4th in the league. Minnesota United FC will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there as they have earned a total of 34 assists, which has them at 12th in the league and 5th in the conference. In connection with shots on target, they have earned a total of 147 which has them at 9th in the conference and 15th in the league. As a unit, Minnesota currently has a total of 384 fouls which means they are averaging 11.64 fouls per game. They have earned a total of 53 points for this season and they have an average attendance of 19,723.

Osvaldo Alonso is one of the best players for the Loons. The midfielder from Cuba has competed in 326 contests over the course of his professional soccer career and has played a total of 27,663 minutes. Over the course of that time, the 33-year-old has scored 16 goals and has had an assist on 15 goals. He's earned a career average of 84.9 minutes per appearance. Alonso has started 326 contests in his pro soccer career and has a total of 481 fouls over that period. When talking about shots on target, Alonso has earned 90 over the course of his professional soccer career which places him at 100th among active players and 20th in the West among midfielders. Darwin Quintero is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from Minnesota. The 31-year-old from Colombia has scored 87 goals in his pro soccer career which has him sitting in 1st in the West among midfielders and 12th out of all players still active in Major League Soccer. He has played a total of 24,294 minutes in his pro soccer career which has him sitting in 7th among active midfielders and is averaging 71.0 mins per appearance which has him sitting in 249th in Major League Soccer. In his professional soccer career, he has produced 333 shots on target which has him sitting in 1st in the West among active midfielders.

Protecting the goal for the Loons is Vito Mannone from Italy. He is 30 years old and has played 2,970 mins defending the net for the season. Mannone is allowing 1.30 goals per 90 minutes which has him sitting 6th among West goaltenders and 14th among goaltenders in Major League Soccer. During this season, he has given up 43 goals. He holds a save % of .751 which has him sitting 2nd among West goaltenders.

The Seattle Sounders FC will be looking to get a victory in this matchup and for the year they sit with 15 victories, 8 draws, and 10 defeats. When it comes to goal differential, they are ranked 4th in the West and 11th in the league with +2. They currently have a total of 49 goals for this season which is good for 5th in the West. Seattle has a team save % of .703 which currently has them ranked 7th in the league, meaning they are a tough team to score against. They are averaging a crowd of 39,806 ranking them 1st in the West.

One of the top players for the Sounders is Cristian Roldan. The 23 year-old has driven 21 balls past the goalie in the time he's played pro soccer. He ranks 34th among active midfielders in the West in assists with 14 and has connected on 59 shots on target in the time he's played pro soccer. He has played a total of 12,236 mins and is averaging 81.0 mins per appearance in the time he's played pro soccer. Another dangerous player on this team is Raúl Ruidiaz. The forward from Peru has scored 59 goals in his career which is 10th in the West among active forwards. He also has racked up 92 fouls.

In net for the Sounders is Stefan Frei

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (-137)

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