LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: LA (-142) Colorado (+370)
The Galaxy (11-7-12) will go up against the Colorado Rapids (10-9-12) at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday. The Galaxy open at -142 and the Rapids are at +370. The over/under comes in at 2.75. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Jonathan Bond for LA Galaxy and William Yarbrough for Colorado Rapids.
LA has surrendered 46 goals while conceding 1.53 goals per 90 min, and the opposition have accounted for 118 shots on target against them. They have compiled 7 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 23.3 so far this season. LA has recorded 73 yellow cards on the campaign as well as 3 red cards. The Galaxy are ranked 4th when talking about xG having 50.2, and the squad's expected goals against are at 41.5. the year, this squad is sitting with an average of 1.33 points per contest (40 pts) and they also are 10th in soccer with 32 assists. Their goal differential is currently at 1 with 47 goals put in the net in addition to 46 goals conceded. The LA Galaxy have accumulated 77 saves and also hold a save percentage of 65.3 this year.
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Over the course of the season, Colorado has a save rate of 67.9 (134 SoT against), and also are ranked 17th in the league with 39 pts. The Rapids are sitting with an average of 1.3 pts per contest while totaling 27 assists and 5 red cards. The Colorado Rapids have recorded 43 goals and their expected goals so far this season is currently at 46.5. Colorado has tallied a shut out rate of 25.8 this year and also 85 yellow cards. Their goals against per 90 min is 1.68 in addition to 90 saves, and they have tallied 8 shutouts. Colorado ranks 20th in goals conceded with 52, and the team's goal difference is sitting at -9.
The man who will defend the goal for LA will be Jonathan Bond. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.45 (278 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .685. Bond (72-45-74 record in his career) has tallied 43 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.4% shutout rate. Bond has played for 17,279 mins and is sitting with 575 saves in his career. The goalkeeper born in England has had 840 shots sent his way in 192 starting assignments.
William Yarbrough will reside in front of the goal for Colorado. Yarbrough has racked up 76 clean sheets while defending 1,154 shots attempted against him in 23,577 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of .712 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 28.8%. He has conceded 1.34 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 98-72-93. So far in his career, Yarbrough has conceded 352 goals while earning 822 stops in 264 starts.
Marco Delgado is one member of the squad who has a chance to score for LA. He has 17 assists while earning 35 yellow card warnings in his career. The midfielder hailing from the United States has accumulated 19 goals in 18,760 mins played. Delgado has been in the starting lineup in 213 contests so far in his career and he has earned 0.09 goals per 90 mins.
Colorado has playmaker in Diego Rubio, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward from Chile has been on the field for 12,293 minutes and has earned 60 goals. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 134 matches so far in his career. He has totaled 49 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 28 times.
Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LA (-142)
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