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Minnesota United FC vs Sporting KC Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/12/2022

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Game: Minnesota United FC vs Sporting KC

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Allianz Field in Saint Paul, MN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-116) Kansas City (+270)

Franco Fragapane and Minnesota United (8-3-8, 6th in Western Conference) host Sporting KC (5-4-11, 13th in Western Conference) at Allianz Field on Wednesday. The starting goalkeepers are Dayne St. Clair for Minnesota United and Tim Melia for Sporting KC. The Loons are priced at -116 while Sporting Kansas City is at +270. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Minnesota took the field against Vancouver in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 3-1. In the passing game, they ended up with a 94.8% rate by converting 454 out of their 479 passing targets last match. The Loons attempted 20 dribbles in this match and completed 10 of those attempts for a rate of 50.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Minnesota finished at a 33.3% rate by hitting 5 SoT of 15 total shots. Minnesota sports an average of 1.37 g/90 (26 goals in total) and have accounted for 16 assists in all matches for the season.

Franco Fragapane is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Minnesota United. Fragapane has been given a starting assignment in 108 matches in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Argentina has racked up 18 goals scored in 9,224 professional minutes played. He has 21 assists while tallying 13 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career.

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Another player who should impact this match is Adrien Hunou, the forward representing France. Hunou has 11,864 mins in 130 career starts and has been handed a total of 13 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 10 times in his career while scoring 44 total goals. He averages 0.33 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Minnesota United FC will be Dayne St. Clair. St. Clair has played for 3,060 mins and has earned 115 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.15 (39 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 76.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Canada has seen 155 shots attempted at him in 34 starting assignments. St. Clair (14-8-12 record in his career) has recorded 12 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 35.3% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, Kansas City walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0 against New York. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 349 out of their 426 pass attempts earning a percentage of 81.9%. Sporting KC finished with a 45.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 9 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. Kansas City connected on 3 shots on goal out of 6 shots tried which had them at a 50.0% clip in their last match. Having a total of 17 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, Kansas City sports an average of 0.85 goals and 0.45 assists per 90.

Roger Espinoza will be counted on for Sporting KC. The defender from Honduras has accumulated 25,134 professional minutes while he has scored 13 goals. He has accumulated 72 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 30 times. He averages 0.05 G/90 and has started 286 contests during his pro soccer career. You should also watch out for Johnny Russell, the forward born in Scotland. Russell has earned himself a total of 31 yellow card cautions in 29,587 mins (334 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.33. He has scored 109 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 56 different times.

Tim Melia will look after the net for Sporting KC. Melia has totaled 70 clean sheets while he has seen 975 shots tried against him in 20,933 career mins. He holds a save % of 71.0 and his shutout rate sits at 30.0%. He has conceded 1.28 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 95-58-81. During his career, Melia has allowed 298 goals and has tallied 687 saves in 233 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-116)

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