Orlando City SC vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 4/2/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/30/2022

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Game: Orlando City SC vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+151) Los Angeles (+185)

Ercan Kara and Orlando City (2-2-1, 4th in Eastern Conference) play Los Angeles FC (3-1-0, 1st in Western Conference) at Exploria Stadium on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Pedro Gallese for Orlando City and Maxime Crepeau for Los Angeles FC. The odds on this game have Orlando City coming in at +151 and LAFC is at +185. The total has been set at 2.75.

Orlando faced off with Portland in their last game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. The Lions tried 15 dribbles in this game and completed 9 of the attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 91.5% received passes percentage by converting 399 out of their 436 pass targets in their last outing.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Orlando finished the game at a 36.4% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 11 total shots. Orlando averages 1.00 goal per 90 (5 total goals) and are sitting with 4 assists in all matches for the year.

Ercan Kara is a player who can be a difference maker for Orlando City. Kara has had a starting assignment in 51 games during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.54 goals per 90. The forward who is from Austria has 27 goals scored in 4,481 mins. He has 10 assists while accumulating 5 yellow cards so far in his career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Junior Urso, the midfielder born in Brazil. He has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times during his soccer career while scoring 31 goals. Urso has totaled 14,575 minutes in 169 starts and has been handed 28 yellow cards. He scores 0.19 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Orlando City SC is Pedro Gallese. Gallese has defended the goal for 14,511 mins and has earned 228 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.48 (173 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 69.4. The keeper from Peru has seen 333 shots tried at him in 163 career starts. Gallese (57-45-59 mark in his career) has accumulated 38 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.3% shutout rate.

When they last played, Los Angeles went home victorious with a score of 3-1 against Vancouver. LAFC had a 57.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 15 out of the 26 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by connecting on 557 out of their 639 passes they attempted earning a rate of 87.2%. Los Angeles converted 9 shots on target out of 18 shots attempted earning them a 50.0% rate in their last game. With 9 goals and 4 assists in all their games, Los Angeles has an average of 2.25 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.

Carlos Vela will need to be on top of his game for Los Angeles FC. He is currently averaging 0.45 G/90 and has started 318 outings so far in his career. The forward from Mexico has accumulated 28,539 mins and has scored 143 goals. He has accumulated 51 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 69 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Cristian Arango, the forward representing Colombia. Arango has been given 23 yellow card warnings in 10,112 minutes (108 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.39. He has tallied 44 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 8 different times.

Maxime Crepeau will be looking after the net for Los Angeles FC. In his career, Crepeau has allowed 178 goals and has tallied 423 saves in 125 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.43 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 38-28-58. He holds a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate is 25.6%. Crepeau has racked up 32 shutouts while defending 589 shots against him in 11,217 mins in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+151)

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