Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire Prediction, 11/4/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/3/2020

Game: Minnesota United FC vs Chicago Fire

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Location: Allianz Field in Saint Paul, MN

TV: FOX Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+115) Chicago (+190)

Fabian Herbers and the Chicago Fire (5-7-9, 11th in the Eastern Conference) go to Allianz Field on Wednesday where they'll meet Minnesota United (8-6-5, 6th in the Western Conference). The starting goalies will be Dayne St. Clair for Minnesota United and Bobby Shuttleworth for the Chicago Fire. The Fire are priced at +190 while the Loons are at +115. The over/under opens at 3.

The Loons as a team have totaled 28 goals on the year, which ranks them 14th in the league. They have tried 249 shots at the opposition with 85 of them being on target, which is a 34.1% shots on target percentage. Minnesota has controlled possession for 46.9% of the time while they have success at dribbling 57.8% of the time (16th in the league). They have received 7,094 passes on 8,234 targets on the year, which makes their receiving percentage 86.2%.

Kevin Molino is a player who should be able to impact this game for Minnesota. He has totaled 45 assists while earning 14 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Molino has been in the starting lineup in 164 matchups thus far in his career and has 0.36 goals per 90. The midfielder who is from Trinidad and Tobago has totaled 57 goals scored in 14,097 professional minutes played. Another player who should impact this match is Kei Kamara, the forward who represents Sierra Leone. Kamara has been on the pitch for 29,224 minutes in 321 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 46 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 135 total goals. He averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Minnesota United FC is Dayne St. Clair. St. Clair has defended the goal for a total of 1,440 mins and has tallied 49 saves during his career. His GA/90 is 0.87 (14 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of .785. The goalkeeper from Canada has had 65 shots attempted against him in 16 career starts. St. Clair (8-6-2 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 8 clean sheets, which gives him a 50.0% shutout percentage.

Chicago has accumulated 9,452 targets this year (12th in the league) to go along with 8,226 successful received passes. They have a receiving percentage of 87.0% while controlling possession of the ball 51.1% of the time. The Fire have had success dribbling 61.6% of the time for the campaign while totaling 28 goals. They have completed 33% of their SOT on 276 total shots.

Fabian Herbers will need to be on top of his game for Chicago Fire. He scores 0.29 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 68 contests in his pro soccer career. The forward from Germany has been on the field for 5,843 minutes while scoring 19 goals. He has earned 20 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 13 times. Be sure to watch out for Robert Beric, the forward who was born in Slovenia. Beric has been given a total of 18 yellow card cautions in 12,415 professional minutes played (140 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.55. He has totaled 76 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 15 different times.

Bobby Shuttleworth will look after the goal for the Fire. In his MLS career, Shuttleworth has surrendered 328 goals while tallying 639 saves in 208 starts. He has allowed 1.57 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 74-45-91. He has earned a save percentage of .675 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.1%. Shuttleworth has racked up 48 shutouts while seeing 962 shots against him in 18,830 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+190)

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