LA Galaxy vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 3/19/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 3/16/2022

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Game: LA Galaxy vs Orlando City SC

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: LA (+101) Orlando (+225)

Dignity Health Sports Park is the site where Ercan Kara and Orlando City (1-1-1, 8th in Eastern Conference) will play the LA Galaxy (2-0-1, 5th in Western Conference) on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Jonathan Bond for the LA Galaxy and Pedro Gallese for Orlando City. The Lions are priced at +225 while the Galaxy are at +101. The over/under opens at 2.5.

LA faced Seattle in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-2. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 87.8% passes received rate by completing 518 out of their 590 passing attempts in their last game. The Galaxy attempted 28 dribbles in this matchup and completed 14 of the tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, LA ended this match at a 21.4% clip by hitting 3 SoT of 14 total shots. LA is averaging 1.33 goals per 90 min (4 goals in total) and have earned 3 assists in all competitions this season.

Kevin Cabral is a guy who should be able to impact this match for the LA Galaxy. He has accounted for 8 assists while tallying 9 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Cabral has been given a starting assignment in 65 matchups in his career and has 0.23 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in France has 15 goals scored in 5,964 minutes.

One more player who could decide who wins is Chicharito, the forward born in Mexico. Chicharito has been on the field for 19,305 mins in 200 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 37 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 22 times so far in his career while scoring 136 goals. He scores 0.63 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for LA Galaxy is Jonathan Bond. Bond (47-32-45 record in his career) has earned 26 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 20.8% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in England has faced 583 shots attempted against him in 125 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.45 (181 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 70.7. Bond has been on the field for a total of 11,249 mins and has earned 407 stops so far in his career.

For their last match, Orlando took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Cincinnati. The Lions earned a 63.6% successful dribble rate by converting 7 out of the 11 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by converting 534 of the 628 passing attempts for a rate of 85.0%. Orlando had 6 shots on target out of 18 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 33.3% rate in their last game. Having earned a total of 3 goals and 2 assists in all their matches, Orlando averages 1.00 goal and 0.67 assists per 90 min.

Ercan Kara will be someone to watch for Orlando City SC. The forward representing Austria has played 4,408 professional minutes while scoring 27 goals. He has totaled 5 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 9 times. He has an average of 0.55 G/90 and has been a starter in 50 contests during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Junior Urso, the midfielder who is from Brazil. He has scored 30 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 5 times. Urso has been given a total of 28 yellow card cautions in 14,395 minutes played (167 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.19.

Pedro Gallese will look after the goal for Orlando City SC. So far in his pro soccer career, Gallese has conceded 173 goals while tallying 225 saves in 162 starts. He has allowed 1.49 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 56-45-59. He has earned a save percentage of 69.1 and his shutout rate is currently at 22.8%. Gallese has racked up 37 shutouts while defending 330 shots against him in 14,421 career minutes.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Orlando (+225) and under the total goals

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