Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/29/2022

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Game: Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

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

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+105) New York (-144)

Patryk Klimala and the New York Red Bulls (7-5-5, 4th in Eastern Conference) go to Children's Mercy Park on Sunday where they'll meet Sporting KC (4-4-10, 13th in Western Conference). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Tim Melia for Sporting KC and Ryan Meara for the New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls are priced at -144 while Sporting Kansas City is at +105. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Kansas City faced off with Seattle in their last match and took a loss by a final of 3-0. Sporting KC attempted 18 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 7 of the tries for a percentage of 38.9%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 84.9% passes received percentage by converting 415 out of their 489 targeted passes in their last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Kansas City finished the game at a 11.1% rate by putting 1 SoT out of 9 total shots. Kansas City averages 0.83 g/90 (15 goals in total) and have accounted for 8 assists in all matches for the season.

Roger Espinoza is a player who should be able to impact this game for Sporting KC. Espinoza has been a starter in 286 outings during his soccer career and scores 0.05 goals per 90 mins. The defender representing Honduras has recorded 13 goals scored in 25,134 professional minutes played. He has 30 assists while accumulating 72 yellow card warnings during his soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Johnny Russell, the forward representing Scotland. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 56 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 109 total goals. Russell has been on the pitch for 29,587 minutes during 334 career starting assignments and has been handed 31 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.33 goals per 90 for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Sporting KC will be Tim Melia. Melia (95-58-81 mark in his career) has recorded 70 shutouts, which leaves him with a 30.0% shutout rate. The goalie hailing from the United States has seen 975 shots attempted against him in 233 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.28 (298 total goals given up) and he has a save % of 71.0. Melia has seen the pitch for a total of 20,933 minutes and has tallied 687 stops during his pro soccer career.

For their last game, New York walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-0 against Los Angeles. They finished this game by converting 238 of the 301 passing attempts for a percentage of 79.1%. The Red Bulls earned a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. New York landed 4 shots on goal out of their 16 shots attempted which had them at a 25.0% clip in their last outing. Having a total of 24 goals and 15 assists in all their matches, New York is averaging 1.41 goals and 0.88 assists per 90.

Patryk Klimala will need to provide a spark for New York Red Bulls. The forward from Poland has 5,068 mins and he has scored 23 goals. He has accumulated 14 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 11 times. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 and has started 58 contests in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Tom Barlow, the forward born in the United States. Barlow has been given a total of 7 yellow card cautions in 4,783 minutes played (48 starts). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.53. He has accounted for 28 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 3 times.

Ryan Meara will be looking after the goal for New York Red Bulls. Meara has 22 clean sheets and has defended 272 shots tried against him in 5,922 mins in his career. He holds a save percentage of 72.8 and his shutout rate is currently at 32.8%. He has allowed 1.17 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 34-17-16. In his pro soccer career, Meara has allowed 77 goals while totaling 196 stops in 67 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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