New York City FC vs New England Revolution Prediction, 10/11/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/10/2020

Game: New York City FC vs New England Revolution

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2020

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-133) New England (+320)

Adam Buksa and the New England Revolution (5-7-4, 6th in the Eastern Conference) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet New York City FC (8-2-6, 5th in the Eastern Conference). The starting goalies will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and Matt Turner for the New England Revolution. The line on this matchup has New York City FC coming in at -133 and the Revolution are at +320. The total has been set at 2.5.

NYCFC as a team have scored 20 goals this year, which has them 15th in the league. They have launched 243 shots at their opponents goal with 84 of them being on target, which means they have a 34.6% shots on target percentage. New York City maintains possession for 55.4% of games while they have success at dribbling 55.7% of the time (24th in the league). They have caught 6,236 passes on 7,178 tries this season, giving them a receiving percentage of 86.9%.

Jesus Medina is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for New York City. Medina has started 100 contests so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.29 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Paraguay has 28 goals in 8,696 mins played. He has 5 assists while tallying 10 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is Alexander Ring, the midfielder who was born in Finland. He has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times in his career while he has scored 20 goals. Ring has totaled 17,423 minutes during 196 career starting assignments and has been handed 57 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.10 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for NYCFC will be Sean Johnson. Johnson (110-83-92 record in his career) has recorded 66 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.2% clean sheet rate. The goalie from the United States has seen 1,250 shots tried against him in 285 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.33 (378 goals allowed) and his save % is .710. Johnson has played for 25,626 minutes and has 886 stops during his MLS career.

The Revolution have successfully dribbled 60.7% of the time so far this season while tallying 15 goals. They have a receiving percentage of 84.9% and they control possession of the ball 49.9% of the time. New England has totaled 7,001 targets for the year (11th in MLS) to go along with 5,947 successful received passes. They have connected on 30% of their shots on target out of 227 shots.

Adam Buksa will need to provide a spark for New England. He is currently averaging 0.41 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 100 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward who is from Poland has been on the field for 6,830 minutes and he has scored 31 goals. He has 14 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 7 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gustavo Bou, the forward from Argentina. He has scored 65 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 23 different times. Bou has been given a total of 17 yellow card cautions in 11,688 minutes played (130 starts). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.50.

Matt Turner will reside in front of the goal for New England. Turner has totaled 23 clean sheets while he has defended 398 shots attempted against him in 7,975 career mins. He has a save % of .746 and his shutout rate is currently 25.8%. He has allowed 1.22 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 28-32-29. In his career, Turner has surrendered 108 goals while tallying 298 stops in 89 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York City (-133)

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