Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati Prediction, 11/1/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 10/29/2020

Game: Atlanta United FC vs FC Cincinnati

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: FOX Sports Southeast

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-175) Cincinnati (+550)

Yuya Kubo and FC Cincinnati (4-4-13, 14th in the Eastern Conference) travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Atlanta United (5-4-12, 13th in the Eastern Conference). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Brad Guzan for Atlanta United and Robert Edwards for FC Cincinnati. The odds on this game have Atlanta United priced at -175 and FCC is at +550. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Atlanta maintains possession for 55.3% of matches while they have success at dribbling 60.9% of the time (8th in MLS). They have attempted 193 shots at their opponents goal with 72 of them being on target, which is a 37.3% SOT percentage. The 5 Stripes as a team have earned 20 goals on the year, which ranks 23rd in the league. They have caught 9,173 passes from teammates on 10,275 tries this season, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 89.3%.

Jon Gallagher is a guy who should impact this matchup for Atlanta. He has 6 assists while tallying 3 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Gallagher has had a starting assignment in 55 matches during his career while he scores 0.21 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder who was born in Ireland has 12 goals in 5,104 mins played. Another guy who should impact this match is Jeff Larentowicz, the defender who represents the United States. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 42 total goals. Larentowicz has been on the pitch for 35,516 minutes during 397 starting assignments and has been given a total of 69 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.11 goals per 90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Atlanta is Brad Guzan. Guzan (115-81-152 mark in his career) has recorded 92 shutouts, which gives him a 26.5% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from the United States has seen 1,605 shots attempted at him in 347 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.45 (503 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of .693. Guzan has defended the goal for 31,318 mins and has earned 1,112 stops during his career.

FCC have had success dribbling 56.1% of the time so far this season while scoring 10 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 87.4% while controlling possession of the ball 48.3% of the time. Cincinnati has tallied 9,589 pass targets for the year (7th in the league) with 8,376 successful received passes. They have completed 28.8% of their shots on target on 205 total shots.

Yuya Kubo should provide a lift for Cincinnati. The forward who hails from Japan has been on the field for 12,357 professional minutes while scoring 52 goals. He has earned 15 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times. He is averaging 0.38 G/90 and has been a starter in 135 matches so far in his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Haris Medunjanin, the midfielder who was born in Bosnia. He has earned 31 goals in his MLS career while assisting a teammate on a goal 36 times. Medunjanin has earned himself 36 yellow cards in 21,711 minutes played (240 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his professional soccer career is 0.13.

Robert Edwards will reside in front of the goal for FCC. Edwards has only seen 5 shots attempted against him in 180 mins in his career. He has a save % of .600. He has conceded 1.50 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 1-0-1. During his pro soccer career, Edwards has allowed 3 goals while he has racked up 3 stops in 2 starts.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+550) and over 2.5 goals

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