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Chicago Fire vs D.C. United Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/14/2022

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Game: Chicago Fire vs D.C. United

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) D.C. (+220)

Kacper Przybylko and the Chicago Fire (2-5-7, 14th in Eastern Conference) play D.C. United (4-2-7, 13th in Eastern Conference) at Soldier Field on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net are Gabriel Slonina for the Chicago Fire and Bill Hamid for D.C. United. The line on this contest has the Chicago Fire priced at +120 and the Black-and-Red are at +220. The total opens at 2.5.

Chicago faced off with Toronto in their last match and ended up losing by a score of 3-2. In the passing game, they earned a 90.8% passes received rate by converting 456 out of their 502 targeted passes in their last game. The Fire tried 18 dribbles in this contest and completed 9 of the dribbles for a rate of 50.0%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Chicago ended this match at a 27.3% rate by putting 9 shots on target out of 33 total shots. Chicago averages 0.93 goals per 90 (13 total goals) and have tallied 9 assists in all games for the season.

Kacper Przybylko is a player who should be able to impact this game for the Chicago Fire. He has 21 assists while accumulating 14 yellow card warnings in his career. Przybylko has been in the starting lineup in 153 outings during his soccer career and he tallies 0.39 G/90. The forward from Germany has earned 61 goals scored in 14,163 professional minutes played.

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Someone else who should impact this game is Xherdan Shaqiri, the forward representing Switzerland. He has assisted on a goal 54 times during his soccer career while he has scored 57 goals. Shaqiri has 19,862 minutes during 230 starting assignments and has been given a total of 38 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.26 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Chicago Fire will be Gabriel Slonina. Slonina (5-8-12 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 9 clean sheets, which gives him a 36.0% shutout rate. The keeper born in the United States has had 98 shots tried against him in 25 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.44 (36 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 68.4. Slonina has seen the pitch for a total of 2,250 mins and has earned 69 stops thus far in his career.

In their last game, D.C. took a loss by a final score of 4-1 against New York. They finished the contest by connecting on 280 out of their 347 passing tries earning a percentage of 80.7%. The Black-and-Red finished the match with a 23.1% successful dribble rate by converting 3 of the 13 dribbles they attempted. D.C. had 1 shot on target out of the team's 4 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% clip in their last game. Having a total of 17 goals and 10 assists in all their contests, D.C. sports an average of 1.31 goals and 0.77 assists per 90 min.

Julian Gressel will be someone to watch for D.C. United. He has an average of 0.13 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 150 games during his soccer career. The defender born in Germany has totaled 13,088 minutes while scoring 19 goals. He has accumulated 18 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 47 times. Be sure to watch out for Michael Estrada, the forward representing Ecuador. He has accounted for 68 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 11 times. Estrada has been given 26 yellow card cautions in 10,888 professional minutes (122 starts). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.56.

Bill Hamid will reside in front of the net for D.C. United. Hamid has earned 81 clean sheets and has defended 1,324 shots tried against him in 24,883 career minutes. He sports a save % of 73.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.9%. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 103-70-104. So far in his career, Hamid has allowed 361 goals and has 970 saves in 280 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take D.C. (+220)

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