Sporting KC vs New England Revolution Prediction, 6/12/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/8/2022

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Game: Sporting KC vs New England Revolution

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+100) New England (+230)

Children's Mercy Park is the venue where Sebastian Lletget and the New England Revolution (4-4-5, 11th in Eastern Conference) will play Sporting KC (3-4-8, 14th in Western Conference) on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Tim Melia for Sporting KC and Matt Turner for the New England Revolution. The Revolution are priced at +230 while Sporting Kansas City is at +100. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Kansas City faced Vancouver in their most recent game and ended up losing by a score of 1-0. Sporting KC attempted 16 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 5 of the attempts for a rate of 31.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended the game with a 96.7% received passes percentage by connecting on 474 of the 490 pass targets last game.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Kansas City finished at a 6.7% clip by putting 1 shots on target out of 15 total shots. Kansas City is averaging 0.80 goals per 90 min (12 goals in total) and are sitting with 7 assists in all competitions this year.

Roger Espinoza is a player who can be a difference maker for Sporting KC. Espinoza has been in the starting lineup in 286 games during his soccer career and scores 0.05 goals per 90 minutes. The defender who is from Honduras has totaled 13 goals in 25,134 mins played. He has totaled 30 assists while accumulating 72 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Johnny Russell, the forward who is from Scotland. He has helped a teammate on a goal 56 times during his soccer career and he has scored 109 total goals. Russell has earned 29,587 minutes in 334 starting assignments and has been handed 31 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.33 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Sporting KC will be Tim Melia. Melia has seen the field for a total of 20,933 minutes and has earned 687 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.28 (298 total goals conceded) and he holds a save % of 71.0. The goalie born in the United States has had 975 shots attempted at him in 233 career starting assignments. Melia (95-58-81 record during his career) has tallied 70 clean sheets, which has earned him a 30.0% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, New England finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Philadelphia. They finished the match by completing 451 out of their 465 attempted passes for a percentage of 97.0%. The Revolution finished with a 36.4% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. New England connected on 3 shots on target out of the team's 22 shots tried which had them sitting at a 13.6% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 22 goals and 17 assists in all their games, New England averages 1.69 goals and 1.31 assists per 90 min.

Sebastian Lletget should be able to be counted on for New England Revolution. The midfielder from the United States has earned 12,499 professional minutes while scoring 25 goals. He has 9 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 21 times. He currently averages 0.18 G/90 and has been a starter in 144 games in his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Carles Gil, the forward who represents Spain. Gil has been given 26 yellow card warnings in 16,344 minutes played (183 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.14. He has 26 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 39 times.

Matt Turner will reside in front of the net for New England Revolution. Turner has tallied 29 clean sheets while he has seen 576 shots against him in 11,575 career minutes. He has earned a save % of 73.4 and his clean sheet rate sits at 22.5%. He has conceded 1.26 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 50-43-36. In his career, Turner has allowed 162 goals and has accounted for 426 saves in 129 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+100)

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