LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, 11/1/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/29/2020

Game: LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: LA (+110) Salt Lake (+250)

Dignity Health Sports Park is the site where Damir Kreilach and Real Salt Lake (5-7-8, 9th in the Western Conference) will take on the LA Galaxy (5-3-11, 12th in the Western Conference) on Sunday. The men protecting the net are David Bingham for the LA Galaxy and Andrew Putna for Real Salt Lake. RSL is priced at +250 while the Galaxy are at +110. The O/U has been set at 3.

LA has controlled possession for 45.6% of the time while they have success at dribbling 57.8% of the time (17th in MLS). They have attempted 214 shots at the goal with 75 of them being on target, which calculates to a 35.0% shots on target percentage. The Galaxy as a team have 23 goals for the season, which has them 18th in the league. Their players have been on the receiving end of 6,452 passes on 7,556 tries on the season, which makes their receiving percentage 85.4%.

Christian Pavon is a guy who should be able to impact this game for LA. He has totaled 30 assists while accumulating 7 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Pavon has been given a starting assignment in 103 matchups in his pro soccer career and has 0.32 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Argentina has totaled 32 goals scored in 9,102 professional minutes played. One more guy who should impact this match is Sebastian Lletget, the midfielder from the United States. Lletget has been on the pitch for 9,526 mins during 109 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 7 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 14 times in his career and he has scored 20 total goals. He has an average of 0.19 G/90 during his professional career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for LA Galaxy is David Bingham. Bingham (74-43-71 record in his career) has recorded 50 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 26.9% clean sheet rate. The goalie from the United States has had 824 shots sent in his direction in 186 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.47 (275 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .692. Bingham has seen the field for 16,832 minutes and is sitting with 570 stops in his pro soccer career.

RSL have dribbled successfully 66.4% of the time so far this season while totaling 22 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 87.0% and they control possession of the ball 51.5% of the time. Salt Lake has 8,324 pass targets for the year (21st in the league) and they have 7,242 completed passes. They have completed 26.7% of their shots on target on 258 shots.

Damir Kreilach will need to provide a spark for Salt Lake. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins and has started 323 games during his pro soccer career. The forward who represents Croatia has accumulated 28,570 minutes while scoring 78 goals. He has earned 61 yellow card cautions during his professional soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Corey Baird, the forward who was born in the United States. He has totaled 16 goals in his MLS career while assisting on a goal 10 different times. Baird has been given 15 yellow card cautions in 5,434 minutes (60 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.26.

Andrew Putna is expected to look after the goal for RSL. So far in his career, Putna has surrendered 56 goals while tallying 106 saves in 40 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.38 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 19-10-11. He is the owner of a save % of .656 and his shutout rate is 32.5%. Putna has recorded 13 clean sheets while seeing 160 shots attempted against him in 3,645 career mins.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Salt Lake (+250)

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