New York City FC vs Sporting KC Prediction, 5/7/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/3/2022

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Game: New York City FC vs Sporting KC

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Citi Field Stadium in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-137) Kansas City (+280)

Johnny Russell and Sporting KC (2-2-6, 11th in Western Conference) travel to Citi Field Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet New York City FC (4-1-3, 5th in Eastern Conference). The goalies expected to start will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and Tim Melia for Sporting KC. The moneyline on this matchup has New York City FC coming in at -137 and Sporting Kansas City is at +280. The total opens at 2.5.

New York City took the field against San Jose in their last match and earned the victory with a final of 3-0. NYCFC tried 12 dribbles in this game and converted 6 of the dribbles for a rate of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 93.3% received passes percentage by completing 448 of the 480 passing attempts last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, New York City ended this match at a 31.8% rate by putting 7 shots on target out of 22 total shots. New York City has an average of 2.37 goals per 90 (19 goals in total) and have tallied 12 assists in all competitions this season.

Valentin Castellanos is a player who should impact this matchup for New York City FC. Castellanos has been a starter in 97 matches in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.47 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Argentina has racked up 45 goals scored in 8,618 minutes played. He has totaled 17 assists while accumulating 36 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Maximiliano Moralez, the forward hailing from Argentina. Moralez has been on the field for 23,766 minutes during 272 starts and has been handed 41 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 69 times during his soccer career and he has scored 48 goals. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for New York City FC is Sean Johnson. Johnson has been on the pitch for a total of 29,586 mins and is sitting with 1,007 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.31 (431 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 70.9. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 1,423 shots attempted against him in 329 starting assignments. Johnson (129-94-106 mark in his career) has tallied 79 clean sheets, which has earned him a 24.0% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Kansas City went home with a draw by a final score of 2-2 against Dallas. Sporting KC had a 41.4% successful dribble rate by completing 12 out of the 29 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by completing 453 out of their 534 passes they tried for a rate of 84.8%. Kansas City converted 3 shots on goal out of their 14 shots tried which had them at a 21.4% rate in their last outing. With a total of 7 goals and 3 assists for all their games, Kansas City has an average of 0.70 goals and 0.30 assists per 90 min.

Johnny Russell will be someone to watch for Sporting KC. He currently averages 0.33 goals per 90 minutes and has started 329 matches during his soccer career. The forward born in Scotland has been on the pitch for 29,144 minutes and has scored 107 goals. He has 30 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 56 times. You should also keep an eye on Daniel Salloi, the forward born in Hungary. He has scored 41 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 23 different times. Salloi has been handed a total of 12 yellow cards in 10,783 minutes (117 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.34.

Tim Melia will be looking after the goal for Sporting KC. Melia has totaled 69 shutouts and has seen 955 shots tried against him in 20,483 minutes in his career. He holds a save percentage of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.3%. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 94-56-79. During his professional soccer career, Melia has allowed 288 goals while tallying 676 saves in 228 starting assignments.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kansas City (+280) and under the total goals

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