Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 5/11/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/8/2024

Game: Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024

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

TV: AppleTV

The Wizards (2-5-3) are hosting the Houston Dynamo (4-1-4) at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Tim Melia for Kansas City and Steve Clark for Houston.

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The Wizards have a rank of 24th in regard to goals expected with 12.4, and the team's expected goals against sit at 15.7. KC has relinquished 19 goals while surrendering 1.73 goals per 90, and their opponents have earned 57 SoT on them. Their differential on goals is 0 by 18 goals put in the net and also 18 goals allowed. They have 1 clean sheet, which gives them a rate of 10.0% the year. Sporting KC has accumulated 38 SVs and they also have earned a SV percentage of 68.4 so far this year. Kansas City has 25 yellow card warnings the year. This season, this club averages 1.10 points per match (11 points) and are 11th in the league with 12 assists.

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The Dynamo are sitting with an average of 1.44 pts per contest while tallying 6 assists and 1 red card. Houston has amassed a clean sheet percentage of 33.3% so far this year in addition to 22 yellow card warnings. Houston ranks 19th in regard to goals conceded with 10, and their goal difference is coming in at -1. So far this season, Houston has a save rate of 77.5 (40 shots on target against), and they also have a rank of 16th in soccer with 13 points. This team's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.00 with 30 saves, and they have accounted for 3 clean sheets. The Houston Dynamo have accumulated 9 goals and their expected goals this season is 9.2.

The man who will defend the goal for Kansas City will be Tim Melia. Melia has defended the goal a total of 23,753 minutes and has tallied 783 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.31 (347 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 71.2. The goalie hailing from the United States has faced 1,138 shots tried against him in 265 starting assignments. Melia (107-64-95 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 74 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.9% clean sheet percentage.

Steve Clark will look after the net for Houston. Clark has totaled 82 shutouts while defending 1,595 shots tried against him in 29,832 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of 72.5 and his shutout rate sits at 24.6%. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 122-87-123. In his career, Clark has conceded 469 goals and has accounted for 1,127 saves in 333 starts.

Daniel Salloi is a footballer who can be a force on the pitch for Kansas City. The forward hailing from Hungary has 54 goals in 16,425 professional minutes played. Salloi has been given a starting assignment in 181 matchups thus far in his career and tallies 0.30 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 37 assists while accumulating 2 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

Houston features a difference maker in Adalberto Carrasquilla, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has accounted for 0 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times. The midfielder from Panama has been on the field for 7,611 professional minutes while scoring 7 goals. He is averaging 0.08 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 85 matches during his soccer career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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