Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-133) Orlando (+350)

Ercan Kara and Orlando City (8-4-7, 5th in Eastern Conference) head to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Atlanta United (5-5-8, 11th in Eastern Conference). The men protecting the net are Bobby Shuttleworth for Atlanta United and Pedro Gallese for Orlando City. The odds on this contest have Atlanta United coming in at -133 and the Lions are at +350. The total is set at 2.5.

Atlanta faced Austin in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 3-0. The 5 Stripes tried 30 dribbles in this outing and completed 18 of the attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 91.1% passes received rate by converting 512 out of their 562 pass targets last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Atlanta wrapped this game up at a 20.0% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 20 total shots. Atlanta is averaging 1.44 goals per 90 (26 total goals) and have earned 16 assists in all games for this campaign.

Thiago Almada is a guy who should impact this matchup for Atlanta United. He has 9 assists while tallying 5 yellow cards during his soccer career. Almada has had a starting assignment in 47 contests during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.27 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Argentina has totaled 14 goals in 4,640 minutes played.

Another player who should impact this match is Marcelino Moreno, the forward representing Argentina. Moreno has played 10,690 mins during 123 starts and has earned himself 14 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 17 times so far in his career while scoring 17 goals. He is currently averaging 0.14 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Atlanta United FC will be Bobby Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth (81-52-108 mark during his career) has 53 clean sheets, which has earned him a 22.2% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from the United States has had 1,107 shots sent in his direction in 239 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.58 (381 goals given up) and he holds a save % of 67.2. Shuttleworth has defended the goal for 21,638 mins and has 734 saves during his soccer career.

For their last game, Orlando walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Miami. The Lions ended the game with a 38.9% successful dribble rate by completing 7 of the 18 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by converting 447 out of their 506 pass attempts earning a rate of 88.3%. Orlando landed 1 shot on goal out of their 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 12.5% rate in their last match. With 23 goals and 19 assists for all their games, Orlando has an average of 1.21 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Ercan Kara will need to provide a spark for Orlando City SC. The forward from Austria has earned 5,442 mins while scoring 34 goals. He has earned 6 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times. He is averaging 0.56 goals per 90 minutes and has started 63 matches during his career. You should also watch out for Junior Urso, the midfielder hailing from Brazil. He has accumulated 31 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 7 times. Urso has been given 29 yellow cards in 15,572 minutes (181 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.18.

Pedro Gallese will be looking after the net for Orlando City SC. Thus far in his career, Gallese has surrendered 190 goals and has accounted for 248 saves in 172 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.51 goals per 90 while holding a record of 61-46-63. He is the owner of a save percentage of 68.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.8%. Gallese has racked up 41 shutouts while defending 368 shots against him in 15,321 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando (+350)

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