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Sporting KC vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 4/20/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/17/2024

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Game: Sporting KC vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

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

TV: MLS Season Pass

Children's Mercy Park is the site where CITY (2-5-1) will take on Sporting KC (2-4-2) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Tim Melia for Kansas City and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

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The Wizards are 22nd in relation to goals expected having 9.4, and the squad's xGA are 10.6. KC has conceded 13 goals while conceding 1.62 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing teams are sitting with 40 shots on target against them. The team's goal differential is currently at 1 by 14 goals tallied and also 13 goals allowed. They have tallied 1 clean sheet, which puts them at a rate of 12.5% on the season. Sporting KC has a total of 27 saves and hold a SV rate of 70.0 the year. Kansas City is sitting with 20 yellow card warnings on the year. This season, the club is sitting with an average of 1.25 pts/match (10 pts) and also are 9th in the league with 9 assists.

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St. Louis City SC has accounted for 12 goals and the squad's xG the season is at 11.4. This club's goals against per 90 is 1.37 with 13 saves, and they have earned 3 shutouts. This year, CITY has a save % of 58.3 (24 SoT against), and they also sit at 15th in the league with 11 pts. St. Louis is 17th in relation to goals conceded having 11, and the goal differential is 1. St. Louis has a clean sheet rate of 37.5% over the course of the season and also 24 yellow card cautions. The St. Louis Soccer Club have an average of 1.38 pts per contest while having 6 assists.

The guy defending the goal for Kansas City is Tim Melia. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.31 (342 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 71.3. Melia (107-63-94 record in his career) has earned 74 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 28.1% shutout percentage. Melia has defended the goal for 23,573 minutes and has 776 saves so far in his career. The goalie from the United States has had 1,126 shots attempted against him in 263 career starts.

Roman Burki will look after the net for St. Louis. He has conceded 1.29 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 178-84-100. Burki has 112 shutouts and has seen 1,545 shots against him in 32,538 career minutes. Thus far in his career, Burki has allowed 466 goals while earning 1,084 saves in 361 starts. He has a save % of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.0%.

Remi Walter is one member of the squad to keep an eye out for Kansas City. The midfielder from France has accumulated 13 goals scored in 17,526 professional minutes played. Walter has been in the starting lineup in 193 matches in his career and accounts for 0.07 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 10 assists while accumulating 3 yellow cards so far in his career.

St. Louis features a game changer in Klauss, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. The forward born in Brazil has 9,582 minutes and he has scored 57 goals. He averages 0.54 goals per 90 minutes and has started 103 games so far in his career. He has accumulated 7 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 10 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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