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Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 7/4/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/3/2023

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Game: Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+122) Portland (+222)

The Timbers (5-7-9) are hitting the road to Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Rapids (2-8-10). The Rapids open at +122 and the Timbers are at +222. The total comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders will be William Yarbrough for Colorado and Aljaz Ivacic for Portland.

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Colorado has conceded 29 goals while conceding 1.45 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have accumulated 95 shots on target against them. They have 6 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 30.0% on the year. Colorado has 47 yellow card warnings the season and also 4 red cards. The Rapids are ranked 20th when it comes to goals expected with 23.9, and their xGA are 28.9. On the year, the club holds an average of 0.70 pts/match (14 points) and are 28th in MLS with 11 assists. This team's difference in goals is at -15 by means of 14 goals put in the net and also 29 goals given up. The Colorado Rapids have accounted for 66 SVs and also have a save rate of 70.5 on the year.

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The Timbers average 1.05 pts/match while sitting with 19 assists. Portland has recorded a clean sheet rate of 28.6% so far this year in addition to 50 yellow cards. Portland has a rank of 25th concerning goals surrendered with 31, and the goal differential is at -8. the year, Portland has a save rate of 69.4 (98 SoTA), and they also are ranked 25th in the league with 22 pts. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.48 with 70 saves, and they have tallied 6 shutouts. The Portland Timbers have totaled 23 goals and their expected goals over the course of the season is 21.3.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Colorado is William Yarbrough. Yarbrough (48-40-43 mark during his career) has totaled 41 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.3% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper born in the United States has had 532 shots tried against him in 131 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.19 (157 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of .716. Yarbrough has played for 11,851 mins and has 381 stops in his career.

Aljaz Ivacic will look after the net for Portland. He has surrendered 1.78 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 20-20-24. Ivacic has accumulated 9 shutouts while defending 338 shots tried against him in 5,811 career minutes. Thus far in his career, Ivacic has conceded 115 goals while totaling 229 stops in 64 starting assignments. He has earned a save % of .678 and his clean sheet rate is currently 14.1%.

Diego Rubio is one footballer who can create chances for Colorado. He has accounted for 30 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward born in Chile has totaled 63 goals in 13,113 professional minutes played. Rubio has been in the starting lineup in 144 contests thus far in his career and has 0.43 goals per 90 mins.

Portland has playmaker in Santiago Moreno, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He has totaled 9 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 18 times. The forward from Colombia has 6,448 professional minutes and has scored 13 goals. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 75 contests in his pro soccer career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+222)

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