New York City FC vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 7/25/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: New York City FC vs Orlando City SC
Date: Sunday, July 25, 2021
Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-126) Orlando (+345)
Nani and Orlando City (7-4-3, 2nd in Eastern Conference) travel to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet New York City FC (6-2-5, 7th in Eastern Conference). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Luis Barraza for New York City FC and Pedro Gallese for Orlando City. The moneyline on this matchup has New York City FC priced at -126 and the Lions are at +345. The over/under is set at 2.75.
New York City faced off with Montreal in their last game and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. NYCFC attempted 21 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 9 of those attempts for a rate of 42.9%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 82.2% passes received percentage by connecting on 332 of the 404 targeted passes last contest.
In regard to shooting accuracy, New York City ended this match at a 29.4% clip by hitting 5 shots on target of 17 shots. New York City has an average of 1.54 goals per 90 min (20 goals in total) and are sitting with 13 assists in all matches for this campaign.
Valentin Castellanos is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for New York City FC. Castellanos has been a starter in 70 matches thus far in his career while he scores 0.36 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Argentina has racked up 25 goals scored in 6,315 minutes played. He has totaled 11 assists while earning 27 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Jesus Medina, the forward who represents Paraguay. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 7 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 37 total goals. Medina has totaled 10,302 minutes in 119 career starting assignments and has been handed 14 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.32 goals per 90 mins for his career.
The guy defending the goal for New York City FC is Luis Barraza. Barraza has defended the goal for 450 minutes and has 9 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.60 (8 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 56.3. The keeper born in the United States has had 16 shots sent his way in 5 starts. Barraza (1-1-3 mark in his career) has recorded 1 clean sheets, which gives him a 20.0% clean sheet percentage.
When they last played, Orlando earned three points by winning 2-1 against Philadelphia. The Lions earned a 43.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 out of the 16 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this match by completing 408 of the 469 passes they attempted for a percentage of 87.0%. Orlando had 2 shots on target out of their 5 shots attempted giving them a 40.0% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 23 goals and 19 assists for all their games, Orlando is averaging 1.64 goals and 1.36 assists per 90 minutes.
Nani should be someone to watch for Orlando City SC. He scores 0.30 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 298 games during his career. The forward representing Cape Verde has been on the pitch for 26,556 mins while scoring 89 goals. He has totaled 54 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 88 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Tesho Akindele, the forward hailing from Canada. He has tallied 40 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 13 different times. Akindele has been handed 11 yellow card cautions in 10,368 mins played (107 career starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.35.
Pedro Gallese is expected to look after the goal for Orlando City SC. So far in his career, Gallese has conceded 147 goals while totaling 178 stops in 146 starting assignments. He has given up 1.47 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 52-39-53. He sports a save percentage of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 21.9%. Gallese has earned 32 clean sheets while he has seen 259 shots tried against him in 12,981 career minutes.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+345)
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