D.C. United vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 10/30/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/28/2021

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Game: D.C. United vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021

Location: Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: D.C. (-145) Columbus (+422)

Pedro Santos and the Columbus Crew (11-8-13, 10th in Eastern Conference) are headed to Audi Field on Saturday where they'll take on D.C. United (13-5-14, 7th in Eastern Conference). The men protecting the net are Bill Hamid for D.C. United and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. The Crew are priced at +422 while the Black-and-Red are at -145. The over/under opens at 2.5.

D.C. stepped onto the pitch against New York in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 68.9% passes received rate by connecting on 195 out of their 283 passing attempts in their last outing. The Black-and-Red attempted 8 dribbles in this match and converted 6 of those tries for a rate of 75.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, D.C. wrapped this game up at a 75.0% clip by hitting 3 shots on target of 4 shots. D.C. averages 1.59 g/90 (51 total goals) and have accounted for 36 assists in all matches for the season.

Julian Gressel is a guy who should be able to impact this game for D.C. United. Gressel has been given a starting assignment in 136 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.14 goals per 90 mins. The defender hailing from Germany has earned 19 goals in 11,902 mins played. He has 42 assists while tallying 16 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Ola Kamara, the forward born in Norway. He has helped a teammate on a goal 27 times so far in his career while scoring 131 total goals. Kamara has been on the field for 22,061 minutes in 238 starts and has earned himself a total of 12 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.53 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for D.C. United is Bill Hamid. Hamid (99-68-98 record in his career) has earned 78 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from the United States has had 1,263 shots attempted against him in 268 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.29 (341 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 73.7. Hamid has seen the pitch for a total of 23,845 minutes and is sitting with 927 saves thus far in his career.

For their last game, Columbus took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Orlando. The Crew had a 50.0% successful dribble rate by converting 6 of the 12 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by completing 353 of the 428 attempted passes earning a rate of 82.5%. Columbus landed 5 shots on target out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them at a 50.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 36 goals and 20 assists in all their matches, Columbus averages 1.13 goals and 0.62 assists per 90.

Pedro Santos will need to provide a spark for Columbus Crew. The forward who is from Portugal has been on the pitch for 17,128 mins and has scored 44 goals. He has tallied 55 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 42 times. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 197 contests during his soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Lucas Zelarayan, the midfielder hailing from Argentina. He has scored 43 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 27 times. Zelarayan has been handed a total of 8 yellow card cautions in 12,654 minutes played (141 starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.31.

Eloy Room will look after the net for Columbus Crew. During his professional soccer career, Room has given up 304 goals and has racked up 744 saves in 220 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.37 goals per 90 while holding a record of 86-58-78. He has a save percentage of 72.3 and his shutout rate is currently at 22.3%. Room has accumulated 49 clean sheets while seeing 1,041 shots tried against him in 20,001 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take D.C. (-145)

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