Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 10/9/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/4/2022

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Game: Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew

Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-118) Columbus (+320)

Exploria Stadium is where the Crew (10-15-7) will go up against Orlando City (13-6-13) on Sunday. The Crew are priced at +320 and the Lions are at -118. The total is 2.75. The goalies protecting the net are Pedro Gallese for Orlando City SC and Eloy Room for Columbus Crew.

Orlando has allowed 48 goals while allowing 1.50 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have a total of 125 shots on target against them. They have earned 9 clean sheets, which has them at a percentage of 28.1 the season. Orlando has accumulated 73 yellow card warnings on the season and also 3 red cards. The Lions are ranked 26th in relation to expected goals with 38.0, and the team's xGA are 43.2. So far this year, the squad is averaging 1.41 pts per match (45 points) and sit at 15th in the league with 32 assists. Their difference in goals is at -7 with 41 goals tallied and also 48 goals conceded. Orlando City SC has earned 82 SVs and also hold a save rate of 65.6 the year.

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The Crew have an average of 1.4 pts per match while sitting with 32 assists and 1 red card. Columbus has recorded a clean sheet percentage of 27.3 over the course of the season and also 58 yellow card cautions. Columbus is 9th in goals conceded having 37, and their goal differential sits at 6. the season, Columbus has a save rate of 76.7 (129 SoT against), and have a rank of 12th in the league with 45 points. Their goals against/90 minutes is at 1.00 in addition to 95 saves, and they have tallied 9 shut outs. The Columbus Crew have accumulated 43 goals and this squad's xG the year sits at 39.3.

The man defending the goal for Orlando is Pedro Gallese. Gallese (84-59-84 mark in his career) has earned 58 shutouts, which has earned him a 25.3% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Peru has seen 599 shots tried at him in 229 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.19 (271 total goals given up) and his save percentage is .671. Gallese has defended the goal a total of 20,451 minutes and has 402 saves during his soccer career.

Eloy Room is expected to look after the net for Columbus. During his professional soccer career, Room has surrendered 377 goals while earning 954 stops in 294 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 112-89-95. He holds a save percentage of .718 and his shutout rate is 24.1%. Room has earned 71 clean sheets while seeing 1,328 shots against him in 26,661 mins throughout his career.

Facundo Torres is a member of the side who could help decide the outcome for Orlando. The forward from Uruguay has racked up 18 goals in 6,444 professional minutes played. Torres has been given a starting assignment in 72 matchups thus far in his career and tallies 0.25 G/90. He has 7 assists while earning 7 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

Columbus has playmaker in Lucas Zelarayan, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan in this fixture. He scores 0.33 goals per 90 minutes and has started 166 matches so far in his career. The midfielder from Armenia has totaled 14,962 mins and has earned 55 goals. He has accumulated 11 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 33 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (-118)

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