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Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC Prediction, 11/21/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 11/17/2021

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Game: Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC

Date: Sunday, November 21, 2021

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+113) Minnesota (+241)

Providence Park is the venue where Adrien Hunou and Minnesota United (13-10-11, 5th in Western Conference) will play the Portland Timbers (17-4-13, 4th in Western Conference) on Sunday. The starting goaltenders will be Steve Clark for the Portland Timbers and Tyler Miller for Minnesota United. The Timbers are priced at +113 while the Loons are at +241. The over/under opens at 3.

Portland faced Austin in their most recent game and took home the win by a score of 3-0. The Timbers tried 21 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 15 of those dribbles for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 85.4% passes received rate by completing 379 out of their 444 pass targets last game.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Portland wrapped this game up at a 34.8% rate by hitting 8 shots on target of 23 shots. Portland is averaging 1.59 g/90 (54 total goals) and are sitting with 38 assists in all competitions for the year.

Felipe Mora is a guy who can be a difference maker for the Portland Timbers. Mora has been given a starting assignment in 159 outings so far in his career and he accounts for 0.48 G/90. The forward hailing from Chile has earned 74 goals in 14,013 professional minutes played. He has 11 assists while accumulating 14 yellow card cautions in his career.

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One more player who could decide who wins is Dairon Asprilla, the forward born in Colombia. Asprilla has 8,417 minutes in 97 starts and has been handed 20 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 12 times in his career while scoring 30 goals. He is currently averaging 0.32 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Portland Timbers will be Steve Clark. Clark has defended the goal for 23,057 minutes and has accumulated 902 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.44 (370 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 72.2. The keeper hailing from the United States has had 1,268 shots attempted against him in 257 starts. Clark (94-71-91 mark during his soccer career) has earned 61 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 23.7% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Minnesota weren't able to secure a win with a final of 3-3 against LA. The Loons finished with a 72.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 8 out of the 11 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this match by converting 323 of the 376 passing attempts for a percentage of 85.9%. Minnesota had 3 shots on goal out of the team's 20 shots attempted which gave them a 15.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 41 goals and 29 assists in all their contests, Minnesota has an average of 1.21 goals and 0.85 assists per 90.

Adrien Hunou should be able to be counted on for Minnesota United FC. He scores 0.34 goals per 90 minutes and has started 129 matches so far in his career. The forward born in France has accumulated 11,744 professional minutes while scoring 44 goals. He has accumulated 13 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 9 times. Be sure to watch out for Franco Fragapane, the forward representing Argentina. He has 18 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 20 times. Fragapane has earned himself a total of 12 yellow card warnings in 8,522 minutes (99 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.19.

Tyler Miller will be looking after the net for Minnesota United FC. In his pro soccer career, Miller has allowed 176 goals and has accounted for 421 stops in 133 starts. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 65-37-31. He is the owner of a save % of 72.7 and his shutout rate is currently at 27.8%. Miller has recorded 37 clean sheets and has defended 582 shots against him in 11,939 career mins.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (+241) and under the total goals

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