FC Dallas vs Austin FC Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/14/2022

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Game: FC Dallas vs Austin FC

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-125) Austin (+300)

Jader Obrian and FC Dallas (7-7-5, 4th in Western Conference) play Austin FC (11-4-4, 2nd in Western Conference) at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Maarten Paes for FC Dallas and Brad Stuver for Austin FC. FCD is priced at -125 while Austin FC is at +300. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Dallas played Houston in their last game and finished with a draw by a score of 2-2. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 89.9% passes received percentage by completing 346 out of their 385 targeted passes in their last match. FCD tried 9 dribbles in this outing and completed 3 of the tries for a rate of 33.3%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Dallas ended this match at a 46.2% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 13 total shots. Dallas has an average of 1.58 g/90 (30 goals in total) and have racked up 21 assists in all competitions for the year.

Jader Obrian is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for FC Dallas. Obrian has been given a starting assignment in 103 matches during his career and he scores 0.32 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Colombia has tallied 34 goals in 9,486 minutes. He has 7 assists while tallying 27 yellow cards in his career.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Jesus Ferreira, the forward hailing from Colombia. He has assisted on a goal 20 times thus far in his career while scoring 35 goals. Ferreira has played 8,190 mins in 95 starts and has been handed a total of 13 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.38 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for FC Dallas is Maarten Paes. Paes (28-15-31 record during his soccer career) has recorded 14 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 18.9% clean sheet rate. The goalie hailing from Netherlands has faced 257 shots attempted at him in 74 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.28 (95 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 66.1. Paes has seen the pitch for 6,660 minutes and has 172 saves in his career.

For their last game, Austin went home victorious with a score of 3-0 against Atlanta. Austin FC ended the game with a 88.2% successful dribble rate by converting 15 out of the 17 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 276 out of their 343 passing attempts for a rate of 80.5%. Austin had 4 shots on target out of the team's 12 shots attempted which had them at a 33.3% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 37 goals and 30 assists in all competitions, Austin averages 1.95 goals and 1.58 assists per 90.

Sebastian Driussi should provide solid play for Austin FC. The forward from Argentina has played 13,412 professional minutes while scoring 58 goals. He has accumulated 18 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times. He sports an average of 0.39 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 156 matches in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Diego Fagundez, the forward representing Uruguay. Fagundez has been handed a total of 34 yellow card cautions in 20,868 minutes played (234 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.27. He has accounted for 63 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 48 different times.

Brad Stuver will be looking after the net for Austin FC. Stuver has accumulated 11 shutouts while seeing 326 shots against him in 5,768 career mins. He is the owner of a save % of 70.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently 16.9%. He has surrendered 1.54 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 24-11-30. Thus far in his career, Stuver has surrendered 99 goals and has earned 229 stops in 65 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (-125)

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