Sporting KC vs Orlando City SC Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/21/2024

Game: Sporting KC vs Orlando City SC

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

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

TV: AppleTV

The Lions (9-7-9) are hitting the road to Children's Mercy Park on Saturday where they will take on Sporting KC (6-6-14). The goalies expected to start will be Tim Melia for Kansas City and Pedro Gallese for Orlando.

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KC has given up 52 goals while giving up 2.00 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team have recorded 125 SoT on them. They have tallied 2 clean sheets, which has them at a % of 7.7% on the year. Kansas City has accumulated 51 yellow cards on the campaign in addition to 1 red card. The Wizards sit at 23rd when talking about expected goals having 32.0, and the team's expected goals against are sitting at 41.4. On the campaign, the squad has put together an average of 0.92 pts/match (24 points) and also rank 8th in MLS with 31 assists. The team's differential on goals is currently at -11 with the help of 41 goals put in the net as well as 52 goals conceded. Sporting KC has earned 75 SVs and they have a SV percentage of 60.0 so far this season.

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This season, Orlando has the club's save rate of 67.6 (102 SoT against), and also have a ranking of 15th in the league with 34 points. The Lions come in with an average of 1.36 pts/match while amassing 29 assists and 1 red card. Orlando City SC has earned 39 goals and the team's goals expected so far this season is 34.2. Orlando has amassed a shut out percentage of 24.0% over the course of the season in addition to 42 yellow card cautions. Their goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.52 in addition to 63 saves, and they have 6 clean sheets. Orlando is 16th in relation to goals relinquished with 38, and their goal differential is 1.

The man protecting the net for Kansas City is Tim Melia. Melia has defended the goal a total of 24,833 minutes and is sitting with 815 stops during his career. His GA/90 is 1.35 (373 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 70.4. The goalkeeper born in the United States has faced 1,194 shots tried against him in 277 career starts. Melia (111-64-103 mark during his career) has totaled 75 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.1% shutout rate.

Pedro Gallese is expected to look after the goal for Orlando. He has given up 1.43 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 92-62-84. Gallese has totaled 59 clean sheets while defending 697 shots against him in 21,441 career minutes. In his career, Gallese has allowed 277 goals and has totaled 451 saves in 240 starting assignments. He sports a save % of 67.7 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.6%.

Daniel Salloi is one player who can help decide the match for Kansas City. He has 37 assists while accumulating 2 yellow card cautions so far in his career. The forward born in Hungary has 55 goals in 17,034 mins played. Salloi has been given a starting assignment in 187 games during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.29 goals per 90 mins.

Orlando has a guy in Facundo Torres, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He is currently averaging 0.34 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 123 matches thus far in his career. The forward born in Uruguay has been on the pitch for 10,822 minutes and has earned 41 goals. He has accounted for 8 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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