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New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 3/20/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/16/2022

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Game: New York Red Bulls vs Columbus Crew

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-118) Columbus (+245)

Lucas Zelarayan and the Columbus Crew (2-1-0, 1st in Eastern Conference) head to Red Bull Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the New York Red Bulls (2-0-1, 3rd in Eastern Conference). The goalkeepers protecting the net are Carlos Miguel Coronel for the New York Red Bulls and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. The odds on this game have the New York Red Bulls priced at -118 and the Crew are at +245. The O/U is set at 2.5.

New York stepped onto the pitch against Minnesota in their last game and took a loss by a final of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 84.3% received passes rate by connecting on 316 out of their 375 pass attempts in their last match. The Red Bulls attempted 20 dribbles in this game and converted 10 of the tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, New York finished at a 36.8% clip by hitting 7 shots on target of 19 total shots. New York has an average of 2.33 goals per 90 min (7 goals in total) and have accounted for 7 assists in all games for this campaign.

Patryk Klimala is a player who should impact this matchup for the New York Red Bulls. Klimala has been a starter in 52 matchups in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.40 G/90. The forward from Poland has recorded 20 goals in 4,549 mins played. He has accounted for 11 assists while accumulating 12 yellow card warnings in his career.

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Someone else who should impact this match is Tom Barlow, the forward representing the United States. He has assisted on a goal 3 times during his soccer career while he has scored 27 goals. Barlow has earned 4,354 minutes during 44 career starts and has earned himself a total of 5 yellow cards. He averages 0.56 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for New York Red Bulls will be Carlos Miguel Coronel. Coronel has seen the pitch for a total of 4,909 mins and has earned 145 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.12 (61 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 71.6. The keeper from Brazil has seen 201 shots tried against him in 54 career starts. Coronel (25-11-18 mark during his soccer career) has 18 shutouts, which gives him a 33.3% clean sheet rate.

For their last game, Columbus earned three points by winning 2-1 against Toronto. The Crew ended the game with a 55.9% successful dribble percentage by converting 19 of the 34 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 406 of the 467 passes they attempted for a rate of 86.9%. Columbus converted 7 shots on target out of 14 shots attempted earning them a 50.0% rate in their last match. With 9 goals and 6 assists in all their contests, Columbus has an average of 3.00 goals and 2.00 assists per 90 minutes.

Lucas Zelarayan should be someone to watch for Columbus Crew. He scores 0.34 goals per 90 minutes and has started 146 games during his career. The midfielder from Argentina has been on the pitch for 13,095 minutes while scoring 50 goals. He has tallied 9 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 28 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Derrick Etienne, the forward representing the United States. Etienne has earned himself 12 yellow card cautions in 9,328 mins (102 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.22. He has earned 23 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 21 different times.

Eloy Room is expected to look after the goal for Columbus Crew. Room has accumulated 51 clean sheets while defending 1,056 shots tried against him in 20,451 mins in his career. He has earned a save percentage of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 22.7%. He has given up 1.36 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 90-59-78. In his career, Room has surrendered 309 goals and has totaled 755 stops in 225 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Columbus (+245)

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